1. On February 16, 1916, the Minnesota Legislature passed a bill establishing the State Agricultural School in Crookston, which later became the University of Minnesota Crookston.

2. In 1968, the Twin Cities experienced a record-breaking snowstorm on February 16 and 17, with over 17 inches of snowfall in just 24 hours.

3. On February 16, 1941, the Minneapolis Lakers beat the Chicago Stags 77-51 in a National Basketball League game, setting a new league record for largest margin of victory.

4. The Great Northern Railway Depot in St. Paul, now known as Union Depot, first opened on February 16, 1926. The historic train station has since been restored to its original grandeur.

5. In 1918, Morris Williams, a World War I pilot from Minneapolis, shot down two German planes on February 16 during an aerial battle over France. Williams went on to become one of the top American aces of the war, with 12 confirmed kills.