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  • UND launches the ND Center for Aerospace Medicine, and Sara Otte Coleman previews 2025 tourism highlights on the television service of Prairie Pulse with John Harris.
  • The first decade of the twentieth century was known as the Edwardian Age, named after King Edward VII of Great Britain. Fashion was a distinctive and important element of the era. Women wore corsets and long skirts. Men wore suits. Edwardian fashion was known for its excess, elegance, and, above all, strict social rules.
  • From award-winning elder care to folk ballads, fungi farming, and tribal firewood, it’s a rich mix of people and place on Main Street.
  • Inventors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were busy perfecting self-propelled vehicles. They experimented with steam-powered as well as gas-powered automobiles. It was exciting to zip down the road at the blazing speed of eight miles an hour but the risks of such travel became apparent almost immediately. With no traffic laws and no safety features, even a slow-moving vehicle could be a menace.
  • In Wahpeton, there is a regal-looking house built for Ellen Seely by renowned architect Eugene Schuler. Mrs. Seely came to town in 1881 to establish residency for a divorce in the Dakota Territory. Known locally as "Madame Seely," she was a Rockefeller in-law and an opera devotee. Her son, W.A. Seely, had arrived in Wahpeton earlier and prospered. To help pass the time, he built the Seely Opera House downtown. On this date in 1885, Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice had a successful run there.
  • Episode 142 features Zydeco legend Jeffery Broussard, Grammy Award nominated singer Tony Kamel, North Dakota musician Brandon Kruger, London singer-songwriter Reema, and Americana artist John R. Miller.
  • In 1912, the first Boy Scout encampment in North Dakota took place in Valley City. It was clear: the Boy Scouts were a big hit.
  • The 164th Infantry Regiment traces its roots back to the Dakota Territorial Militia, established in 1862. That militia evolved into the National Guard units of North and South Dakota. The North Dakota Guard served in the Spanish-American War as the 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry. The unit entered federal service again during World War I, becoming the 164th Infantry in 1917.
  • Linda Pauling shares the Make-A-Wish origin story, and Tom Isern explores the sustainable legacy of the Baldwin Ranches in Dickey County.
  • This episode, we look at things that are free, or could be free depending on legislation being debated in Bismarck.
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