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7/31/2008: During World War II, everyone felt a strain. Young and old across the nation were affected by the war. Many men were sent to Europe to fight for their country. North Dakota papers chronicled their absences. Letters, notices, movements, and news of any kind were reported on. Some soldiers died while in battle; some soldiers survived, and were honored.

8/13/2008: In 1936, in the midst of the "dirty thirties," August was just one in a long line of drought-stricken months. By the beginning of the month, 236 emergency grant applications had been made to the Federal Resettlement Administration from Stark County alone. The whole state was suffering from the drought, though; it was reported in Washington, D.C., that North and South Dakota were the only two states which had had designated all of their counties as emergency drought areas.

8/15/2008: In 1892 The Daily Argus’ “Fargo Town Talk” section covered small news stories generated from the local rumor mill. Business news, visitors to town, and jokes added light entertainment to the paper. One news-clip featured a tale told by the traveling salesman C.E. Runy.

8/18/2008: Today’s story is about one of the most daring people North Dakota has ever produced: Hilaire du Berrier – soldier, daredevil, artist, stunt pilot, writer and spy.

8/20/2008: Every girl’s a princess—or at least, so said Frances Hodgson Burnett in her book, “A little princess.” But not every girl gets the chance to get crowned.

8/26/2008: Born on November 3, 1879 in Arnes, Manitoba, Vilhjalmur Stefansson went on to become one of the most recognized Arctic researchers of all time. Although claimed by Canada as their greatest Arctic explorer, Vilhjalmur moved from his native land when he was only eighteen months old. In 1881 the Stefanssons moved to a farm in Dakota Territory, near the town of Mountain, located in present-day Pembina County, North Dakota.

8/27/2008: If you heard Dakota Datebook on August 22, you heard a tale of tongue-in-cheek newspaper advertising, and legion fundraising in a search for some lost chickens that raised residents’ attention across the summer of 1945. The goal, however, was very serious: Money was to go to a party for the area servicemen, once they returned. No chickens turned up, of course, so they looked for other ideas.

8/28/2008: It was on this day in 1928 that North Dakota’s fourteenth governor, Arthur G. Sorlie passed away while in office. Taking up the reigns of government was Lieutenant Governor Walter J. Maddock, sworn in shortly following Governor Sorlie’s death.

9/2/2008: In 1947, in the midst of the "red scare," the Cold War and the Bay of Pigs, it is easy to focus on the United States and Russia's power struggles. However, China was also undergoing great upheaval.

9/3/2008: Arthur is a typical small town in North Dakota. The kind of place where everyone knows their neighbors, people look out for each other, and life is quiet and good.