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This Day in Minnesota History

April 5, 1852

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Minnesota goes dry! The citizens of the territory approve a prohibition bill by a vote of 853 to 662. The measure, which would have outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, is declared unconstitutional in November.

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