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6/25/2011: Mark Kellogg was killed on this date in 1876 at the battle of the Little Bighorn. Working as a reporter, Kellogg became the first Associated Press correspondent to die in battle.

6/27/2011: Around this time of year lots of us look forward to the end of a long work week, because we know what the weekend brings: escape to a relaxing lake cabin. North Dakotans at the turn of the twentieth century looked forward to their weekends, too. It was around now that they were excited about fun, relaxation, and education at a “Chautauqua” getaway.

6/28/2011: Nowadays the word “socialism” can cause quite a stir, but there was a time when it was a little less controversial to North Dakotans. On this date in 1903, the socialist Carl D. Thompson spoke to a rapt crowd of hundreds at Fargo’s city park.

6/30/2011: If you are sipping a refreshing glass of milk, spreading butter onto bread, or indulging with some delicious ice cream, there’s a good chance you’re enjoying a product made by the Fargo-based Cass Clay Creamery. Most North Dakotans and Minnesotans know that Cass Clay has been “making good things better” for quite some time, but not many know about the Creamery’s courageous history.

7/2/2011: Today many worried eyes are cast on the Missouri River, for after fifty-eight years of relative quiet, it is once again showing its might.

7/5/2011: North Dakota’s Rolette County advertises itself as “The Sportsman’s Paradise.” It’s chock full of beautiful wilderness for hiking, hunting, and fishing. But just because there are only 15 people per square mile doesn’t mean they can’t have interesting stories.

7/6/2011: Today, citizens of North Dakota’s capital are used to receiving their reliable news delivered daily. And they should be used to it; the Bismarck Tribune has been providing news to the people for one hundred and thirty-eight years, with the first issue appearing on this date in 1873. It was the culmination of a dream for editor and founder, Clement A. Lounsberry.

7/8/2011: Nurses, especially women, serving during times of war has a long tradition in the United States. It stretches back to the Revolutionary War, when sometime after the establishment of the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates told George Washington that “the sick suffered much for want of good female nurses.”

7/15/2011: Donkey Ball is exactly what it sounds like—a game of baseball or basketball, played atop a donkey. It dates back to the 1930s, when tough times called for cheap or free entertainment.

7/19/2011: On this date in 1964 the National Park Service designated a small, abandoned American Indian Village located near present-day Menoken, ND, a National Historic Landmark.