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9/26/2008: In Skien, Norway, in 1855 artist Gustav I. Gulliksen was born. Delighting int the folklore of his native land, many of his paintings were inspired by the fairy tales Hans Christian Anderson and Absbjornsen and Moe. When Gulliksen immigrated in 1903, he brought this imaginative tradition with him to the United States.

10/2/2008: It was this day, October 2, 1980 that the University of North Dakota acquired a collection of records from Baukol-Noonan Lignite, Incorporated through a donation from its president Robert Rovelstad.

9/14/2008: What is over the River Kwai, falling down in London, and golden in San Francisco? Bridges.

10/11/2008: In 1988, historian James McPherson helped launch a renewed interest in the Civil War with his Pulitzer Prize winning book, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era.

10/17/2008: By 1863, as Civil War casualties mounted, the Union faced a seemingly endless struggle to find new recruits. Caught between draft riots in the North and an increasing demand for more troops, President Abraham Lincoln approved a plan in early 1864 to seek volunteers from among Confederate prisoners of war. By summer, nearly 1,800 Confederate prisoners had taken an oath of allegiance to the United States and enlisted in Federal military service. For renouncing their Confederate allegiance, their peers derogatorily referred to them as “Galvanized Yankees”.

10/18/2008: On this day in 1904, in Silva, North Dakota, Clifford Thompson was born. Although a normal size at birth, in 1940 Clifford became known the world’s tallest living man.

10/19/2008: Shortly after moving to North Dakota in 1901, Danish immigrant Jens Dixen gained an international reputation as a prolific evangelist, missions worker and teacher.

10/22/2008: If you’ve ever been to a dance, you know that many people feel better about taking part after they’ve had a little something—be it beer, wine or something else—to drink.

10/23/2008: Grand Forks was like any other Midwestern city in 1965. It was a thriving, bustling community, rapidly expanding south along the river and the economy was good. The Grand Forks Air Base had been established in the late 1950's and sorties of B52's flew from the newly established Strategic Air Command which, only two years earlier, had also begun installing the Minuteman II Missile wing. The influx of military paychecks marked a boost to the local markets.

10/31/2008: Flipping through the hundreds of channels available via our friendly cable or satellite provider, we often discover that there really isn’t anything new worth watching. News channels are depressing, reality TV shows are getting old, and professional wrestling is well, professional wrestling. And so, we perhaps look for a golden-oldie.