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12/22/2006: A union that would go down in history was forged on this day in 1944, in what Farmers Union president James Patton called a “shameless, loveless shotgun wedding.”

12/23/2006: A man was sentenced in a Fargo court on this day in 1903 upon the instigation of his newlywed wife.

12/26/2006: Those dreaming of a white Christmas got more than they bargained for on this day in 1916. The Bismarck Tribune reported some snowfall in Los Angeles, but it was the northern states that received the brunt of white Christmas wishes. In what was considered at the time the worst storm in 48 years, western North Dakota was bombarded with 20 inches of snow and 36 mile an hour wind gusts.

12/27/2006: During this week in 1906, the newly organized North Dakota Library Association held its first annual meeting in Fargo.

1/3/2007: Grant Marsh, famous steamboat captain, died on January 6, 1916.

1/5/2007: On January 6, 1919, Thorstein H.H. Thoresen took over the Dunn County states attorney post and began a career of service to the citizens of Dunn County and North Dakota. A man of high principles and morality, Thoresen was a statesman and politician. He was also a fine orator, becoming a colorful figure in North Dakota politics.

1/11/2007: The harrowing experiences of a Ward County family were reported to the Fargo Forum on this day in 1907. An unexpected fire left the family without shelter or warm clothing in thirty-eight below weather for over twelve hours before the father was able to secure help. The rural family lived on their farm eight miles north of Minot, North Dakota.

3/8/2007: In 1998, Margie Wolfe was asked by the Jewish Community Center in Toronto, Canada to organize a program celebrating the importance of International Women’s Day.

3/11/2007: On this day in 1920 the statistic were in for the World War. North Dakota lost five officers and 351 men killed in action; three officers and 171 men died from disease, one officer and 11 men died from accidents, one officer was drowned, one enlisted man died a suicide, one officer and 25 enlisted men died from causes undetermined and 10 men were missing and presumed dead, making a total of 13 officers and 687 men as North Dakota's toll in the War.

12/2/2006: By now, children are giving hints of Christmas wishes, but on this day in 1921, the postmaster had his own wish.