1915: Born Aug. 23 to Mary and Mike Pohlad; one of eight children. His father is a railroad brakeman, and his mother takes in laundry.
1947: Marries Eloise O'Rourke. 1949: Comes to Minneapolis to run Marquette Bank.
1955: After the death of his banking partner, takes over as chief executive and president of Bank Shares Inc. and Marquette National. Many other business and investment ventures follow.
1984: Buys the Minnesota Twins from Calvin Griffith for $38 million. He owns approximately 60% of the shares.
1985: Max Winter, president of the Minnesota Vikings, attempts to sell his interest to Pohlad and other investors, but Vikings directors sue over the sale in 1986. The transaction is partially completed in July 1986, but court fights continue into 1988.
1987: The Twins win their first World Series championship. Gov. Rudy Perpich declares Dec. 4 Carl Pohlad Day.
1991: Pohlad and his partner sell their interest in the Vikings.
1991: Twins win their second World Series.
1995: Begins asking Minnesota for financing of new Twins stadium.
1999: With his wife, establishes the Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation.
2001: Threatens to sell the Twins unless the team gets a new stadium.
2003: Eloise Pohlad, 86, dies after a lengthy illness.
2010: New ballpark, approved by the Legislature in 2006, is scheduled to open.
