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Throughout the 1840s and 50s, Professor Jonathan Baldwin Turner of Illinois College championed the idea of agricultural colleges. Illinois Senator Lyman…
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During the Spanish-American War, the first battle involving Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders took place on June 24, 1898. Author Stephen Crane said…
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In June of 1909, Minot appointed O. E. McGuire as the city's official dog catcher. In anticipation of this new enforcement effort, notices had been…
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This is part 3 of the story of Cavalier County State’s Attorney Gudmundur Grimson, who in 1922 prosecuted a case involving a Munich, North Dakota boy who…
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Yesterday, we began a 3-part story on Gudmundur Grimson, the attorney for a farm family whose son died in a forced-labor camp in Florida.In 1921, young…
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North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Gudmundur Grimson was born in Iceland in 1878. When he was four, his family of 15 emmigrated to Dakota Territory and…
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In June of 1915 Fargo, North Dakota seemed a well-run modern small city. A trip through the pages of the Daily Fargo Forum newspaper reveals Fargo to be…
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This date in 1862 was the eve of Emancipation Day in Dakota Territory. That’s because the following day Congress would pass “An Act to secure Freedom to…
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If you drop a silver quarter onto a hard tabletop, a pure metallic ringing will arise, pleasant to the ear, a brilliant tone. Where have all the silver…
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Yesterday, we began the story of Phil Jackson, who grew up in Williston, went to UND, and became a coach in the NBA. He began by leading the Chicago Bulls…
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It was on this date in 2005 that Phil Jackson was re-hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, continuing his remarkable career that took him from…
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Early summer is always brimming with activities – graduations, weddings, and special events. Even in 1915, as reported in the Fargo Forum, June was alive…