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6/1/2009: If you're familiar with your territorial governors, you probably remember Dakota's seventh executive, Nehemiah Ordway, as the one who successfully pushed for the relocation of the territorial capitol from Yankton to Bismarck. Or, you may remember him as the corrupt governor removed from office for questionable political practices.

6/4/2009: Herbert Thurn "FFA" Interviewed: Bismarck, ND, 23 July 2007

6/8/2009: The animosity between the Irish and English is no secret. Ireland has long fought against England's claim to their island, and the violence between the British and radical members of Irish nationalist parties continues to this day. Thus, it is unsurprising that nineteenth century Irish immigrants brought this age old-struggle with them across the Atlantic.

6/16/2009: On this date in 1919, North Dakota newspapers were quickly dwindling in number. Almost twenty-nine North Dakota papers had gone out of business or changed ownership since April 1 of that year. The wave of failing newspapers began as a result of the Brinton Newspaper Law, which was passed in March of 1919 by the State Legislature.

6/17/2009: It was in the late spring of 1867 that General Terry discovered the perfect site from which to protect the overland trail connecting the stream of settlers from Minnesota to Montana. On a little hillock, named Bear's Den, which overlooked the Sheyenne River in the southeast corner of present day North Dakota, Terry established Fort Ransom; naming it in honor of brevet Major General Thomas E.G. Ransom of the U.S. Volunteers.

6/20/2009: Twenty-two years ago this weekend, "America's Pastor," the Reverend Billy Graham, arrived in Fargo for the Greater Red River Valley Billy Graham Crusade. After a year of planning, nearly 66,000 people packed into NDSU's Dacotah Field over the course of three days, aided by thousands of volunteers.

6/25/2009: North Dakota's Blue Laws are infamous for not only their strict provisions as compared to other states, but also for their long duration. Blue Laws, which limit certain events or actions on days of observance, most often Sundays, have been a part of American history since its founding, and were even enacted in the original Puritan colonies of Connecticut before the country was established.

6/27/2009: On this date in 1970, the North Dakota State Historical Society Board sent out a warning to tourists and bystanders: Chicken Little was right - the sky was falling.

7/1/2009: On July 1st of 1901, Hazel Josephine Onerheim was born near St. John, North Dakota. The following story is taken from Hazel's personal notes and diaries, which she dutifully kept until her death at age 99.

7/2/2009: The Northern Pacific's struggle to finance and complete the nation's second transcontinental railroad is a familiar story to most North Dakotans. Less familiar was the equaling daunting task of securing a charter from the federal government to build that line.