What Has Happened Since The Last Time It Hit 70˚ In St. Cloud?
It's been a long, cold winter. (No, I mean really long, and really cold.) As Minnesotans, its hard to contain ourselves when we finally get a day like this. The forecast high today is 73˚. Here's what's happened since the last time it's been 70˚ in St. Cloud (180 days ago).
- The Polar Vortex.
- Boy boards plane to Las Vegas at MSP without ticket.
- Body found on St. Cloud's east side.
- Thanksgiving.
- U of M Men's Basketball team won NIT crown.
- Phillip Seymore Hoffman died.
- Metrodome demolished.
- 12 Days A Slave won Oscar for Best Picture.
- Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl.
- Christmas.
- Nelson Mandela died.
- Woman killed by train in St. Cloud.
- Jared Allen signed with the Chicago Bears.
- Toronto's mayor Rob Ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine.
- Florida State beat Auburn 34-31 for the NCAA football championship.
- Russia/Ukraine mess.
- Malaysian Air flight 370 disappeared.
- Halloween.
- Mickey Rooney died.
- Woman abducted in Sartell.
- Jay Leno stepped down as host of the Tonight Show.
- Healthcare.gov/MNsure fiasco.
- UCONN won it's 4th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.
- Dennis Rodman tried to play basketball in North Korea.
- Sochi Winter Olympics.
- Vikings 53rd season resulted in a 5-10-1 record.
- New Year's Day.
- Joe Mauer stopped catching, moves to 1st base for Twins.
- Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP.
- Twins lose home opener vs. Oakland 8-3.
- SCSU Huskies football lost to NW Missouri State 59-21 in the 3rd round of the NCAA D2 playoffs.
- George Strait won CMA Entertainer of the Year.
- 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination.
- St. Cloud schools cancelled six times due to cold/snow.
- Man arrested after throwing $1000 into Mall of America atrium.
- Man shot and killed in front of Sartell Sprint store.
- Vikings played last game in the Metrodome.
- Breaking Bad ended on AMC.
- Adrian Peterson's son died.
- Ground Hog's Day.
- George Strait won ACM Entertainer of the Year.
- Recreational use of pot became legal in Colorado.
- Boston Red Sox won the 109th World Series.
- How I Met Your Mother ended on CBS.
Ok, ok...that's enough. It's been a long, long, cold winter. Enjoy the hell out of today! You earned it.