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This Day in History June 12, 1873: Rocky Mountain locusts begin a four-year descent across the Midwest, including southwestern Minnesota. In total, the species of grasshopper caused more than $200 million in crop damages. The Rocky Mountain locust is now believed by many scientists to be extinct. June 15, 1892: A windstorm ravages Martin and Jackson counties, cutting an 85-mile swath of destruction and killing 50. June 19, 1852: An act of Congress changes the name of the St. Pierre River to its original Dakota name “Minnesota.” For 150 years prior, the river was called “St. Pierre” for the explorer Pierre Charles Le Sueur. June 20, 1970: Dave and John Kunst, as well as a pack mule named Willie-Make-It, walk east out of Waseca. More than four years later, Dave Kunst would become the first man to walk around the earth. During the journey, Dave was wounded and John was killed by bandits in Afghanistan. Dave walked more than 14,450 miles and 20 million steps, wearing out 21 pairs of shoes and collecting a signature and stamp from every mayor of every city he slept in along the way. June 22, 1919: In the second deadliest tornado in Minnesota history, 59 people were killed in Fergus Falls. In Minnesota, the month of June accounts for 37 percent of all tornados, more than any other month.
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