Christina Sunwall

3/30/2011: In a few weeks the United States will recognize the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. A number of the war’s notable characters would eventually go on to make their mark on North Dakota. S

12/18/2010: An ever-present danger to all 19th century frontier towns was fire. Fargo was no exception. After a fire destroyed ten buildings in the winter of 1876, the city council passed its first fire ordinance and Fargo received its first hook and ladder rig.

11/28/2010: Some people have a gift for bringing reconciliation. That was certainly so of Dr. Richard Halverson.

10/30/2010: Meeting the religious needs of Dakota’s far-flung and sparse population in the late 19th century required ingenuity. For Episcopal Bishop William Walker the solution was a “church on wheels.”

9/11/2010: What started out as an ordinary day on the morning of September 11, 2001 quickly became anything but for Brad Derrig and two other F-16 pilots of North Dakota's 119th Fighter Wing. Shortly after the attack on the Twin Towers, the three North Dakota fighter jets were scrambled from their unit's alert detachment at Langley Air Force Base to intercept hijacked airliners over New York and Washington DC.

7/29/2010: On this date in 1914, war had just erupted throughout Europe. North Dakotans were just as eager as the rest of the country to stay out of the conflict, but when the US made the decision to enter the Great War, North Dakotans lent a hand both at home and abroad.

7/20/2010: But for a North Dakotan and a lucky hand of poker, World War Two may have had a different ending.

6/19/2010: Thanks to the quick-thinking of Matthew Steele, one of North Dakota's historical treasures was rescued from destruction.

2/17/2010: When, in 1824, Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri saw his newborn daughter for the first time, he was a bit disappointed. She wasn't the boy he was hoping for. However his disappointment soon abated. Dubbed Jessie, in honor of Benton's father, the two developed a special bond.

11/26/2009: Today, people across the state and nation will remember, celebrate and share their bountiful blessings with family and friends. It's a day North Dakotans have officially celebrated for nearly 150 years.