Non-musical history for today: 1883 – An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota. Do you know what else is in Rochester, Minnesota? The Mayo Clinic. That tornado destroyed most of the town and killed a lot of folks. Dr. William Worell Mayo and his sons William and Charles (Drs. Will and Charlie) helped the town and recruited help from a local nursing convent. After the initial peril subsided, Mother Alfred Moes, the founder of the Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota (the convent), approached the Mayos about the church raising the funds for a new clinic if the Mayos would agree to be the resident physicians and surgeons. They agreed with a handshake. BAM! History made.
Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 21.
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