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12/7/2008: As the Civil War escalated throughout 1861, frontier posts lost many of their regular army troops. To make up for these losses and secure a US presence in the west, President Lincoln's War Department authorized Dakota Territory to raise two companies of US volunteer cavalry. On this date in 1861, Governor William Jayne signed a proclamation establishing three territorial recruiting stations.

12/8/2008: In 700 B.C., sesame was the official currency in Greece. The first recorded sesame recipe was written in Latin, for a delicious and tasty dinner of "Roasted Flamingo." But for most in the German Triangle area in North Dakota, the memories of sesame were in the form of-Halvah.

12/9/2008: After Abraham Lincoln took office, one of his first acts was to appoint territorial leaders in the newly-created Dakota Territory ... most importantly, the governorship. General John Blair Smith Todd was an obvious candidate. After a long military career, Todd had played a crucial role in the creation of Dakota Territory as well as the selection of Yankton as the territorial capital. And he had a personal stake in the future of Dakota Territory as a businessman and landowner. But perhaps most significantly, Todd was the cousin of the President's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.

12/11/2008: A home is a sacred place. Home is where your heart is, after all. And for the many immigrants of North Dakota, home is where you hang your heritage, old and new.

12/12/2008: Women have served in various important roles throughout history. However, it took women years of effort to obtain many of the equal opportunities we take for granted today. Even though they could own land, it wasn't until the twentieth century that women won the right to vote. Therefore, it was the dawning of a new era for Ward County in 1922 when the very first woman jury member was called to serve. By this date, Miss Carrie J. Doolittle, from near Berthold, had started her new position and had even begun deliberations over cases.

12/13/2008: In 1957, Corbin A. Waldron was added to an honored list of writers when he was named North Dakota Poet Laureate by the State Legislature.

12/14/2008: In 1914, a 23-part silent serial film called "The Million Dollar Mystery" played at theaters across the country. It told a story about a secret society trying to gain a missing fortune for their own. The film was a big success in theaters, and many newspapers across the state chronicled the plot for their readers.

12/15/2008: North Dakota government is staffed with various public officials created by constitutional or legislative processes, and these positions are normally filled by appointment, by election or by personal application, with selection made through a supervising committee. Seldom does the Legislature create a position and actually name the individual to assume it.

1/26/2009: When Minnie Craig of Esmond was elected as a North Dakota state representative in 1922, she marked the beginning of political service for women in this state and in this country. However, Minnie wasn't the only woman elected that session. She shared the honor and status of being the first female elected to serve in the legislature with Nellie Dougherty, of Minot.

2/1/2009: Like any good officer, Colonel Hazen was concerned about the well-being of his men living on the Dakota prairie.