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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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The Bismarck High School debate team was on a roll in the spring of 1932 as they competed for the state championship. Under the direction of Miss Pearl…
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May is National Historic Preservation Month. Today, we share another story of a North Dakota addition to the National Register of Historic Places. The…
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The 1987 North Dakota Legislative session was historic. Democrats, who already controlled most state offices and the congressional delegation, won control…
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May is National Historic Preservation Month. Today, we continue a look at Grand Forks schools on the National Register of Historic Places.Between 1949 and…
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Automobiles were still relatively new in 1911, and with them came accidents, caused by the new technology, changing lifestyles, and even the landscape. In…
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In 1832, the Yellow Stone set a record voyage up the Missouri River by reaching Fort Union, on the border of present-day Montana and North Dakota.In 1837,…
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May is National Historic Preservation Month. So today, we share another story of North Dakota additions to the National Register of Historic Places. Due…
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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 catalog. Starting…
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May is National Historic Preservation Month. Today, we highlight a North Dakota property on the National Register of Historic Places.Construction of the…
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A full page on a May evening edition of a 1910 Fargo Forum and Daily Republican was dedicated to local news. These news shorts included North Dakota…