August 21: Not on Shaky Ground
On this date in 2009, a rather unusual event occurred in North Dakota when residents in the Minot area felt the earth tremble. The earthquak...
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20 of 100 episodesAugust 20: Fargo Society snippets from the Wisconsin Afro-American, 1892
Society columns were once a popular feature in newspapers. Here are some examples from this date in 1892 from the Fargo Society column of th...
August 19: North Dakota Wolves
Wolves once thrived in North Dakota. Early settlers considered them a danger to livestock and to the settlers themselves. In the late 19th c...
August 18: A Bolt from the Blue
North Dakota experiences frequent thunderstorms, averaging 25 to 35 storms each year. The storm season usually runs from late spring through...
August 17: Bank Robbery in Lunds Valley
In August 1921, a wave of bank robberies swept through small towns across North Dakota. The first targets were banks in Honeyford and Niagar...
August 14: On Top of the Food Chain
On this date in 2003, the United States Navy announced that a contract had been awarded for a new vessel. The Electric Boat Division of Gene...
August 13: Little Sure Shot
Buffalo Bill Cody had an astute talent for both business and self-promotion. He turned his experiences as a Pony Express rider, Army scout,...
August 12: Chief Goose
Chief Giles Goose, also known as Joseph, was an Arikara scout, soldier, and mail carrier whose life reflected the rapid change on the Great...
August 11: Chokecherry Season is On!
Prunus virginiana, commonly known as chokecherry, is a remarkably adaptable plant that thrives in diverse growing conditions and climates. I...
August 10: Somewhere in France
The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. Fourteen thousand troops of the American Expeditionary Force landed at Saint-Nazaire...
August 7: Rotten Tomatoes
Food contamination was a common problem in the early 20th century. Contaminants that would shock us today were routinely found in food produ...
August 6: A Shortage of Everything
As World War I progressed, North Dakota began to suffer the consequences, even though the state was far from the battlefields of Europe. On...
August 5: We Might Not Be Alone!
In spite of the clear skies and wide-open spaces, North Dakota ranks among the states with the fewest UFO sightings. Unidentified flying obj...
August 4: He Tried to Keep Us Out of War
The election of 1912 was one of the few times North Dakota supported a Democrat for president. It was a time of rapid social and economic ch...
August 3: Maza Meteor
If you ever see a meteor in the nighttime sky, you will likely be either speechless with wonder or poetic in awe. It is unlikely you would b...
July 31: Teachings of Our Elders - Storytelling and Humor
In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll be listening to Leander Russ McDonald, an enrolled member of Spirit Lake Nation, in part one of "S...
July 30: Apple Creek Fight
It was early June 1863, when over 3000 soldiers under the command of General Henry Hastings Sibley marched into Dakota Territory to engage t...
July 29: Mable Leet Guy
It’s not uncommon for a newspaper to highlight a local citizen turning 100 years old. But the centenarian featured in The Fargo Forum on thi...
July 28: Heavy Pulling
Modern-day people don't know much about oxen, unless they refer to someone as a big ox or being strong as an ox. Some might know about Red R...
July 27: William "Bill" Heyman
William "Bill" Heyman was a mover and a shaker in the western North Dakota cattle industry. He was born near Richardton in 1904 and began wo...