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1/13/2009: On this day in 1887, Sveinn Kristjan Bjarnarsson was born in Skogarstrond, Iceland. For those familiar with the art world, he is far better known as Holger Cahill.

1/14/2009: As the old saying goes, there are two things you can be sure of, death and taxes. Well, perhaps.

1/15/2009: It was this date in 1859 that Elmore Yocum Sarles, the future governor of North Dakota, was born in Wonewoc, Wisconsin. The young Sarles did not stay long in Wonewoc, but attended school in Prescott, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school with four other future state governors.

1/21/2009: As Abraham Lincoln watched the theatre stage, John Wilkes Booth crept from the shadows behind, drew his derringer pistol, and fired. Mortally wounded, the president slumped forward, never to regain consciousness.

1/25/2009: Symbolism has long played an important part in military tradition. The North Dakota National Guard's shoulder insignia is no exception; borrowing from the past and present to communicate North Dakota's rich military heritage.

2/12/2009: Dr. William Jayne owed much of his political success to President Abraham Lincoln.

2/13/2009: If you tune in regularly to Dakota Datebook, you’ve likely heard of Smith Stimmel. Starting his career as a personal bodyguard to President Abraham Lincoln, he later moved to Fargo where he practiced law and served as president of the Dakota Territorial Council.

2/14/2009: After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his name became popular for counties, towns, schools and streets. Perhaps too popular. Over the course of the 20th century, several towns in North Dakota have claimed the President’s name.

2/15/2009: On this date in 1939, a bit of the red, white and pink holiday spirit lingered as the paper reported on a special Valentine’s Day break the North Dakota House of Representatives took to celebrate the women in that parliament.

2/16/2009: In 1932 the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, #714 was established in North Dakota. Other unions had existed in the state for many years, even a Horseshoer’s Union, but efforts to unionize the building trades had met with limited success.