July 17: Greenbacks
Paper money has been part of United States currency since the Continental Congress authorized a two-dollar note in June 1776. But those note...
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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 75 episodesJuly 16: Treasure in an Old Tin Can
Have you ever found a green dollar bill just lying there on the street? Have you ever discovered a ten-dollar bill caught along a chain-link...
July 15: Governor R.A. Nestos
Ragnvold Anderson Nestos was born in Voss, Norway, on April 12, 1877. His name highlights his Norwegian heritage. “Ragnvold” is a traditiona...
July 14: Prairie Dog Town Plague
“The Black Death” swept Europe in the mid-14th century and killed millions of people. Hundreds of years later, North Dakota also grappled wi...
July 13: William Jennings Gardner
William Gardner was a Turtle Mountain Chippewa from North Dakota, born in 1884. He attended Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania and excel...
July 10: Mapping the West
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, which took place from 1804 to 1806, was only the beginning of the exploration of the vast wilderness acquire...
July 9: An Artifact of a Past Age
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell spoke nine momentous words: "Mr. Watson, come here. I need to see you." It was hardly an earthshaki...
July 8: The Cross of Gold
Republican William McKinley was considered a strong presidential candidate in 1896. He had a long record of public service. He enlisted in t...
July 7: The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
On this date in 1928, sliced bread was introduced to consumers. Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the first machine for commercially slicing...
July 6: The Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
The late nineteenth century was the golden age of the exposition, often referred to as a “world’s fair.” Exhibits sponsored by foreign count...
July 3rd: Rodney Kephart’s Flag
Rodney Kephart was born in Spencer, Iowa, on this date in 1917.He and his family later moved to North Dakota.
July 02: Tuskegee Airmen P-51 Mustang
In 1946, a surplus World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane was purchased by the Aeronautics Department of Montana State College for $1 and p...
July 01: North Dakota in the Smithsonian
James Smithson was an Englishman who never set foot in the United States. He bequeathed his estate to his nephew on one condition: if the ne...
June 30: Gerald Nye’s 1926 Appointment
On this date in 1926, Gerald P. Nye was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Arthur Sorlie to represent North Dakota following...
June 29: Aftermath of the 1957 Fargo Tornado
The Fargo newspaper headlines this week in 1957 concentrated on the devastating tornado that had leveled a large swath of the city only days...
June 26: Teachings of Our Elders - Dr. Teresa Delorme on Interconnectedness
On today's Dakota Datebook, we'll hear about the importance of interconnectedness from Dr. Teresa Delorme, educator and enrolled member of T...
June 25: After the Little Bighorn
On this date in 1876, the Battle of the Little Bighorn commenced. It was over quickly. Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and 7th Ca...
June 24: An Economic Lifeline
The world rejoiced at the end of World War I in 1918. It seemed as if life would return to normal. There was no way to know that the Great D...
June 23: Fishing at the Three Rivers Confluence
On this date in 1929, Joseph Blanding was still living in the family farmhouse at the south end of Wahpeton. He gave a talk to the Wilkin Co...
June 22: The "Paul Revere" of 1916
During World War I, despite American neutrality, military mobilization was already underway. North Dakotans answered the call when President...