May 14: Loretta Lord, B-29 Stow-Away
On this date in 1922, Loretta Lang was born in Williston, North Dakota. After graduation, Loretta worked for the Williston Press-Graphic new...
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Stories of things that happened in North Dakota and vicinity. Sitting Bull to Phil Jackson, cattle to prairie dogs, knoefla to lefse. In partnership with the Historical Society of North Dako...
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20 of 29 episodesMay 13: Cannonball Stagecoach Stop
May is National Historic Preservation Month. Today, we’re highlighting some of the historic places included in North Dakota’s State Historic...
May 12: The Transformation of Communication
When settlers arrived on the Great Plains, communication was slow. Mail was delivered by stagecoach and took days to arrive. Mail arrived fa...
May 11: The Politics of Land
In December 1856, Henry Rice presented an enabling act to Congress that would allow Minnesota to begin the process of becoming a state. He b...
May 8: A Relic of Barbarism
In 1883, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West went on tour. The show combined theater, circus, and rodeo. It was inspired by Cody’s experiences as a Pon...
May 7: Interstate Highway 29
Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower led the 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy, a venture designed to test whether military units could move across...
May 6: David Thompson State Historic Site
May is National Historic Preservation Month. Today, we’re highlighting some of the historic places listed in North Dakota’s State Historic S...
May 5: Gullikson's Sears Home
Mail order catalogs are nothing new — they have been a staple of Americana for well over a century. Perhaps the most famous is the Sears cat...
May 4: Chills and Thrills
In 1862, Dakota Territory passed a law prohibiting food and drug adulteration. By 1885, a territory-wide board of health had been created. B...
May 1: May Day Festival
Some of us are old enough to remember making little paper baskets, filling them with candy, placing them on doorsteps, ringing the doorbell,...
April 30: Carson Roller Mill
Twenty-four people were injured and one man died in a train derailment on this date in 1887 near Sterling, in Dakota Territory.
April 29: Rev. Robert Page and the Kent State Shootings
On this day in 1990, the Fargo Forum ran a profile on the pastor of Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Fargo, not for his ministry, but for h...
April 28: A Week for the Baby
Originating in Chicago in 1914, the movement known as “Baby Week” sought to raise awareness of the high infant mortality rate in the U.S. an...
April 27: North Dakotans Hold Reclamation Act Tree Dedication
On this date in 1952, the public was invited to a tree planting ceremony on the state capitol grounds at Bismarck. The Washington, DC Evenin...
April 24: Arbor Day in North Dakota
On this date in 1908, newspapers published a proclamation by North Dakota Governor John Burk, establishing an annual Arbor Day celebration.
April 23: A Cosmic Wonder
A sundog is an optical phenomenon well known in North Dakota. It often appears as a rainbow-like spot on each side of the sun. When especial...
April 22: VFW Commander Discusses Spanish-American War with Rotarians
Local organizations and clubs often invite distinguished guests to share information and provide programming. Bismarck’s Rotary Club hosted...
April 21: Too Late to Take it Back
In February of 1898, Mrs. Ina Cooks of Detroit, Michigan, came to Wahpeton. Her purpose was to establish the 90-day residency required for d...
April 20: Evidence of Prosperity on Every Hand
The North Dakota economy faced serious challenges during the 1920s. The state relied heavily on agriculture, which had boomed during World W...
April 17: Henry Stahl’s Well
Henry Stahl sank a well near his home in Williston. It took him several weeks to dig down twenty-four feet and install a pump. He thought no...
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