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6/18/2009: After the people west of the newly-formed state of Minnesota twice requested authorization to create a stabilized government, President Buchanan signed an act establishing the Dakota Territory in 1861. The First Legislature of Dakota Territory was elected in September of that year, and when they met for the first time on March 17, 1862, they had to cover a complex agenda, setting up a system of government, establishing codes and rules, defining physical boundaries, creating tax policy, and passing various other laws.

6/19/2009: In the late 1820s, John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company recognized the trading potential of Mitu'tahokto's. So to better facilitate business, keep competitors at bay and monopolize the region's fur trade, the American Fur Company built Fort Clark.

6/22/2009: It was this date, June 22, 1923 that the State Historical Society of North Dakota acquired a small patch of land centered on a lonely hill some seven miles north of Tappen, North Dakota.

6/24/2009: A few days ago we heard of McPhail's Butte Overlook from which Colonel Samuel McPhail launched a crucial cavalry charge during the Battle of Big Mound. That 1863 battle was but one part of the campaign against a number of Mdewakanton and Wahpekute Dakota who were responsible for a series of raids against Minnesota settlements a year earlier.

6/28/2009: Performers have long been lifting morale and entertaining the troops. For some, like Bob Hope, this was a career-long process. Called "America's No. 1 Soldier in Greasepaint," Hope remained dedicated to the troops in both war and peace.

6/29/2009: On this date in 1948, the people of North Dakota prepared to vote in a primary. On the ballot appeared an unusual measure that proposed to ban parking meters. Surprisingly, the war over parking meters began with a plot for revenge.

7/6/2009: "I cook 45 Meals in One Day!" That headline grabbed readers' attention when opening the July 1957 edition of Capper's Farmer magazine. Geraldine Hagen - young mother of three and farmer's wife in Ayr, rural Cass County - was highlighted in the magazine that month for her cooking skills and kitchen organization.

7/7/2009: "Cowboys, marquises, horse thieves, cattle barons, would-be presidents, bad men and desperadoes." These words may bring to mind images of old western films full of gunslingers, boot spurs, and the weathered face of John Wayne. But in fact, these are the words that author and librarian, Zdena Irma Trinka used to characterize the rich history behind the town of Medora, North Dakota.

7/10/2009: Over 32,000 North Dakotans have some type of diabetes - that's an estimate from the North Dakota Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. Type 2 Diabetes is preventable, or controllable, by a healthy diet and exercise program. North Dakota born Dr. Neal Barnard is doing just that.

7/14/2009: Before integrating Major League Baseball and creating the first players' pension fund, Baseball Commissioner Albert "Happy" Chandler was a young college kid playing ball on the northern plains.