Maria Witham

8/7/2008: It is an American tradition on a summer evening to grill a sausage or two, put it on a bun, and enjoy it with all the fixings. However in 1917, it was not a frankfurter with sauerkraut, but a hotdog with liberty cabbage.

8/5/2008: Soon the summer Olympics of 2008 will commence. The best track and field athletes from around the world will run the most fairest races possible, ensured with precision clocks and exactly measured distances. However, racing has changed since its early days, before clearly defined athletic rules assured honest victories.

7/24/2008: On this date, July 24th, in 1931, top architects and designers from across the country submitted 42 plans for an important, new building project in North Dakota. The outcome of this project would define and represent our state for generations to come: a new capitol building.

7/20/2008: Something big lay waiting in the choir loft of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Pisek, North Dakota. In 1976, a six foot by 10 foot oil painting worth $25,000 was found hidden behind the organ.

7/18/2008: On this day in July of 1881 preparations were being made for the surrender of chief Sitting Bull at Fort Buford, North Dakota. The next morning at 11 a. m. one struggle for the great Hunkpapa leader would formally come to an end.

7/10/2008: Long ago there stood a village in the midst of the prairie. It was high on the hillside overlooking the great Missouri River Valley. From this place one could see for miles across the landscape. A landscape without pavement, car exhaust, or road signs; only marked by the rise and fall of the sun and the night stars. This place was home to the Mandan people, whose earth lodge village was part of the rhythm of the land. This was Chief Looking’s Village.