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10/11/2016: North Dakota’s winter of 1996-97 is largely remembered for Blizzard Hannah and the devastating Red River flood that evacuated Grand Forks. But the destructive season also had effects that stretched into the state’s hunting seasons.

10/12/2016: There was a time in North Dakota when some people had free passes to ride on trains, while most people had to buy a ticket. Those who had passes were proud to have them, but those who didn’t figured these free train rides were evil, having a corrupting influence on North Dakota’s political system.

10/17/2016: North Dakota State University's student newspaper has been publishing almost as long as North Dakota has been a state. The Spectrum began in the spring of 1896, and because of its articles, we're able to know about the school's early women's basketball team, how the Zip to Zap got started, and track all those Bison and Aggie wins.

10/21/2016: In 1929, America’s economy was devastated. The Great Depression had begun, and would continue for the next decade. Manufacturing companies cut production by 50 percent. Stock values plummeted. Sears stock dropped for $181 to $10. By 1932, 12 million people had lost their jobs -- one quarter of the country’s workforce.

10/28/2016: When most people hear the words, “socialist” and “republican,” they do not think of those words as going together. However, here on the plains of North Dakota, these concepts work in tandem in certain domains. While the state almost always votes red in the general election, it has a strong state bank that works with businesses and local governments to create thriving agriculture, industry, and commerce. It’s also known for guaranteeing student loans for North Dakota college students.

11/1/2016: For thousands of years, poor people across the globe have hidden gold and silver coins to keep them safe from robbers or because they did not trust banks. On this date, in 1916, the Bismarck Tribune told a fascinating tale about James P. Kenyon and a treasure-trove his wife had concealed from him for twenty years.

11/14/2016: Fifty years ago the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. One of the most fundamental and historic types of building is the county courthouse. Realizing this, the architectural historian at the State Historical Society of North Dakota, L. Martin Perry, conducted a survey from October 1984 through May 1985 to assess all the current and former courthouse buildings.

11/15/2016: Lundsvalley was originally written as one word when it was established in 1909 in a grassy, bowl-like valley north of Stanley, North Dakota. It began with a rural post office on this date in 1909.

11/21/2016: Fifty years ago the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. To help prevent the loss of historical structures, and to recognize the important role of local participation in preservation, amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act established the Certified Local Government program or CLG’s in 1980.

11/17/2016: In 1933, the United States was four years in to the Great Depression. Tensions were high, and one group in particular was making noise in the Fargo area – milk wagon drivers. The drivers of the milk trucks were angry about working 70 to 90 hours a week for a mere $15. Meanwhile, down in Minneapolis, milk truck drivers made $34 for a 48 hour week.