CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE
– POLITICS
Sept. 5, 2008 – 12:23 a.m.
Political Trivia for Sept. 5
By Bob Benenson
When did Minnesota become a state?
a) 1813
b) 1858
c) 1876
d) 1889
Answer: b)The Republican National Convention that ended Thursday in the state capital of St. Paul, took place in a year in which Minnesota is celebrating its 150th anniversary as a state. It became the 32nd state on May 11, 1858.
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