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1/16/2013: On this date in January in 1954, eggs were uppermost in many people’s minds, as Gov. Norman Brunsdale had proclaimed January to be “egg month” in North Dakota. The governor said that, “North Dakota farmers produce many food products that contribute to the economic stability and general good health of the State and Nation. Of great importance in the diet and unusual significance to the economic welfare are eggs.” He urged North Dakotans to eat more eggs during the month, and throughout the coming year.

2/10/2013: The Bank of North Dakota announced in the State Legislature that it was unable to meet the state’s payroll on this date in 1921.

2/12/2013: Today we celebrate the birthdate of Abraham Lincoln. Born in 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky, Lincoln had less than a year of formal schooling, yet he had ambitions that led him to become a lawyer, congressman, and president of the U.S. he brought the country through the ordeal of the Civil War and became an icon of presidential greatness for many.

2/15/2013: The city of Fargo welcomed the 1st North Dakota Infantry home from Mexico on this date in 1917. The men returned after serving eight months on the border as part of the Mexican Expedition under U.S. General John Pershing.

2/16/2013: On this date in 1912, the Tioga Gazette notified its readers that a motorized ferry would be installed north of Charlson in McKenzie County as soon as the ice went out.

2/17/2013: It had been a cold week in 1955. With temperatures hitting 20 below, it was not fit for man nor beast.

3/16/2013: On this date in 1932, a cow by name of Nakota Piebe Homestead Inka was on the minds of many North Dakotans. Inka had broken a world record—for producing milk and butterfat.

3/20/2013: Today, most movie goers in North Dakota still have a few venues to choose from, but what was it like in the early 1920s, when the silent film, or the “photo drama,” first came to the Prairie?

3/21/2013: On this date in 1931, “Swede” Risberg’s name showed up in a Bismarck Tribune newspaper article about a car accident near Harvey. One of the drivers, Pierce Scott, died when he was thrown from his vehicle.

3/24/2013: On this date in 1920, the Ward County Independent published this notice: