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9/12/2010: On this date in 1946, the orchestra of Ted Weems played in the Jamestown armory. Weems was a nationally recognized bandleader who had risen to prominence during the 1930s.

9/13/2010: T. G. Plomasen was appointed state highway commissioner on this date in 1934. Although the full-time position had only existed for eighteen months, Plomasen was the state's third commissioner. During the 1930s, North Dakota had six different governors within six years, and seven highway commissioners.

9/15/2010: So many modern conveniences have become so commonplace that we take them for granted, often not realizing the great benefits derived from new gadgets and technologies. One of the foundations of traffic safety, "stop-and-go" lights, provides better flows of cars and trucks on the streets of North Dakota cities and towns.

9/17/2010: The first Fort Berthold Indian Fair began on this date in 1911, held in a large open field near the Elbowoods Agency.

9/18/2010: On this date in 1907, the Northern Pacific railroad held an auction in Fargo to get rid of some unclaimed baggage that had accumulated over the last two years.

9/22/2010: Welcome to day four of our week at the museum! Touring the shelves of the museum's storage area, one can find old radios, computers and even a microwave purchased as a Christmas gift for $581.36 in 1979.

9/24/2010: Today is the last day of our week at the museum. We have brought you the stories of a buffalo-hide tipi, a Mrs. North Dakota pageant dress, a slot machine and a string bass. Our final story is about a theater troupe of marionettes.

9/29/2010: It was on this date in 1883 that Dr. V.H. Stickney arrived in Dickinson. The newspaper reported he "arrived last Saturday from Ludlow, Vermont and has located here for the practice of medicine... He may be found at Davis and Fowler's drugstore."

10/15/2010: While buoyed by the fall of Czarist Russia, the international Communist Party faced stiff resistance from Western democracies by the early 1920s. Combined with the failure of revolutions in Poland, Hungary and Germany, party officials realized they needed a more subtle method to spread their ideology. Instead of directly fighting the capitalist structure, communist organizations worked to undermine it from within: through political activism and communist outreach.

10/17/2010: If you were listening yesterday, you heard about the stretch of I-94 between Valley City and Jamestown being opened for through traffic for the first time in 1958.