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11/25/2007: Tourism is North Dakota's second largest industry, bringing an estimated 3.6 billion dollars into the state in 2005. But what did it take to bring such a quiet state to tourism fame?

12/1/2007: Many might be surprised that on this date in 1886, classes began at Tower University in Tower City, North Dakota.

12/7/2007: Recently a very special flag arrived at the North Dakota Heritage Center, one which symbolized a day which changed the lives of a generation of North Dakota’s young men and women forever. This flag had flown over the USS Arizona Memorial and had been presented to the North Dakota Chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. On this day, sixty-six years ago, the calm blue waters of Pearl Harbor became a nightmare of explosions, burning oil and the cries of the dying.

12/8/2007: Vernon Hagstad was a real estate broker in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was also adopted.

12/9/2007: Sometimes having the most isn’t as important as how fast you are.

12/10/2007: Law enforcement is and always has been a dangerous occupation. Every day our police and other law enforcement officials put their life on the line. On this date in 1911, Sheriff George F. Moody of Wahpeton became another name in a long list of officers killed in the line of duty.

12/16/2007: Try to picture this: You’re on a train. Sitting in front of you is a bride-to-be, along with her bridesmaid. Seated nearby are the groom, his aunt and his best man. The bridal party is heading down the line for the wedding.

12/17/2007: Assuming office during a tumultuous period in American history, the personal security of President Abraham Lincoln was a constant concern of his friends and supporters.

12/19/2007: While serving with the 28th Massachusetts Irish Brigade during the Civil War, John Ryan met George Armstrong Custer for the first time while crossing the Rappahonnock River on his way to Fredericksburg, VA in 1862. Although unaware at the time, it began a lifelong devotion to the 7th Cavalry and its commanding officer. As John Ryan later penned, I was "...a Custer man from beginning to end..."

12/26/2007: This day, December 26, one hundred and forty-five years ago, marks the largest mass execution in American history.