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11/21/2008: Looking for a Craftsman wrench or Kenmore washing machine? Since its formation in 1893, Sears, Roebuck & Co. has carried a number of popular brands ranging from Coldspot to Diehard.

11/23/2008: On this date in 1907, the Minot Daily Optic announced that a North Dakota man was about to give Miss 22-year-old Ella Endicott, an orphan of St. Louis who was left with just a little money from her parents, something to be thankful for—a dream wedding, scheduled for Thanksgiving day.

11/24/2008: Whether it be oxcarts, steamboats, railroads, automobiles or airplanes, transportation has played a key role in North Dakota’s development. Often overlooked in a rural state, the electric streetcar has played its own important role; especially in the growth and expansion of Fargo-Moorhead.

11/27/2008: "May we, on this sacred occasion, express our genuine gratitude for the kindness and generosity of our fellow Americans, which, through the American Red Cross and other relief agencies, is today providing the necessities of life for many thousands of our neighbors within the state...." This Thanksgiving Proclamation would hardly reflect upon the prosperity of most people in North Dakota today, even with the uncertainty of the today's global economy, but the words of Governor George Shafer did express the feelings of thousands of North Dakotans on Thanksgiving Day in 1931.

11/29/2008: On a crisp November morning in Mandan, Mack and Drury’s was up in flames. In minutes, the fire devoured this local eatery, with Mack barely escaping with his life.

12/3/2008: Thanksgiving is behind us and we turn our attention to Christmas, the magical time of year, a time of ribbons and reindeer and all the glitter and cheer that makes it so special. Of course, this is all in preparation for Christmas Eve, when little hoofs will clatter on the rooftops and Santa Claus will bound down the chimney to bring presents to all good little girls and boys.

12/4/2008: It was this week in 1890 that Mayville State University first began classes as the Mayville Normal School with seventeen students and four teachers on the second floor of the city’s firehouse.

12/5/2008: In the early days of the U.S., there were people who fought heroically for King George, yet turned up later as a champion for the Stars and Stripes. Duncan Graham was one such person.

12/17/2008: Bob Watson was something of a mystery citizen. No one knew him when he first moved to Mandan in 1925. He was slight—perhaps in some ways a little too thin—but cheerful.

12/21/2008: For many golfers, a hole-in-one is the ultimate shot in golf, and the golf ball becomes a prized possession. To part with such a treasure would be almost unthinkable.