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10/24/2009: An automobile endurance race was announced on this date in 1908 between Fargo and Casselton. Early auto-enthusiasts frequently held such races in hopes of proving the endurance of each car model.

4/4/2008: It was this day, April 4, 1951, that a surface geologist, Thomas Witt Leach, discovered oil on a little farm south of Tioga, and subsequently launched the oil industry in North Dakota.

4/11/2008: After the 1874 expedition led by George Armstrong Custer confirmed the discovery of gold in the Black Hills, the town of Bismarck experienced its first boom. As the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railway, gold-seekers and settlers poured into Bismarck seeking transportation to southern Dakota Territory.

4/17/2008: On this day in 1972, Americans across the United States had a lot to discuss, as news of Apollo 16, launched the day before, raced across the country.

5/4/2008: According to the North Dakota Cancer Registry, an average of eight people are diagnosed with cancer every day in the state of North Dakota. The treatment and care of those diagnosed with cancer requires a dedicated team of healthcare providers, including nurses of oncology.

5/7/2008: Perhaps it is the wind caressing the wheat fields, resembling ocean waves or just a love of adventure that draws North Dakotans to a life at sea. One of these was Edward Henry Allen, born at Pekin on March 2, 1908. Choosing to join the Navy, Ensign Allen graduated from the Naval Academy in 1931 and in the mid-1930's he became part of the developing field of Naval aviation.

5/5/2008: Across the state, many North Dakotans take advantage of the various sales catalogs appearing regularly in their mailboxes. Some appreciate the time saved from a long trip into town by having everyday items shipped directly to their home, while others enjoy purchasing items not normally found in their local stores.

5/11/2008: In 1849, Congress created Minnesota Territory; a region that included all of present-day Minnesota as well as North and South Dakota east of the Missouri River. When Minnesota Territory was organized, one-third of the Euro-American population lived in and around the Pembina settlement on the Red River.

5/15/2008: It was one year ago this day, May 15, 2007, that the Ingersoll-Rand Company announced plans to sell off its Bobcat machinery division. Bobcat’s parent company was hoping to move out of the construction machinery business, but was willing to wait for the right offer. The “right” offer came three months later from the South Korean firm Doosan Infracore, who bought Bobcat for a total of 4.9 billion dollars.

5/16/2008: Did you know that by the 1950's, there was a little bit of North Dakota growing in Washington, D.C.?