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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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On this date in 1909, the State Line Herald reported on a huge event for the small town of North Lemmon. The Gollmar Brothers Circus had arrived from… -
By the late 1800s, Buffalo Bill Cody was nationally known as an Army scout, hunter, and theater performer. In 1883 he capitalized on that fame by… -
Yesterday we heard how the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk’s team arrived in North Dakota. On this date in 1955, North Dakota held its first…
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Back in the 50s, there was a terrible virus. Only the atomic bomb was feared more. Thousands of people fell ill. Many died. Children were especially vulnerable. And the public held out hope for a vaccine to conquer the disease.
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One fact we can probably all agree upon is that North Dakota enjoys a historical and essential partnership with agriculture. A small but vibrant example…
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Today is the birthday of baseball great, Darin Erstad of Jamestown. He was the #1 overall pick in the Junior Amateur Draft in 1995, when he was chosen to…
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To stop an epidemic of smallpox in 1899, the Grand Forks Board of Health ordered all schoolchildren to be vaccinated at the city’s expense and ordered all…
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On this date in 1887, two North Dakotans announced a surprising discovery. Isaac Clark and Isaac Ross were taking a leisurely drive when they spotted a…
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By the late 1800s, baseball was wildly popular. Every town had a team that competed against neighboring towns for local bragging rights. Women were not… -
We have a special story for the Memorial Day weekend. It’s about a boy named Wayne Wickoren and an old man named Andrew Anderson in McLeod, in Ransom…
