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6/20/2010: We may not have vast oceans or any seas, but pelicans are not an uncommon bird in North Dakota-even in recent years, as the number of pelicans has dropped in the North Dakota breeding grounds at Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

6/21/2010: On this date in 1908, William Howard Taft launched his presidential campaign. Taft made a storied whistle-stop tour, eventually stopping in Fargo for "the biggest barbecue ever held in North Dakota." It was the stuff of legend.

6/22/2010: The Litchville Bulletin reported a curious case from that city on this date in 1904; citizens of the town were reported to be in an uproar over the mayor's recent activities. The cause of the commotion was none other than a Mexican burro, purchased a few weeks earlier by Mayor W. J. Taylor while on a trip.

6/25/2010: The Korean War began on this date in 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea along the infamous 38th parallel. It marked the first armed conflict of the bitter Cold War.

6/27/2010: On this date in 1884, Dakota Territory was in political turmoil. Corrupt governor Ordway was shooed out of office, and many candidates vied for his empty spot, but President Arthur appointed his personal friend, Col. Gilbert A. Pierce of Illinois, noting he was "not mixed up with any of the factions in the territory."

6/28/2010: The American flag was raised, and decorations of sandbags, flowers and trees were in place. More than 1,200 teenagers from the Grand Forks area entered under the arches of the Air Force Honor Guard's raised swords. And the prom of the century began.

7/1/2010: Some claim a shivaree is an old Appalachian custom performed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots based in 16th century France. Gaelic sources claim a shivaree (or in Gaelic, a "sibh a ri") is an Old Irish custom. And others claim the word shivaree is derived from a Late Latin word that simply means "headache."

7/2/2010: It was on this date in 1968 that General Harold K. Johnson finished his tenure as Army Chief of Staff, a position he held under President Johnson during the build-up of the Vietnam War.

7/6/2010: Friends and family of a Grand Forks couple were reeling on this date in 1904; the couple, Edward and Katherine Fallen, had just announced they would be seeking a divorce. Normally, such a thing would cause little commotion, but the Fallens were over seventy years of age and had been married for over forty years!

7/10/2010: We may complain about speed limits today, but sixty years ago, the limits were even lower. Yet, speed is relative when you're riding on the roof of a car, as five-year-old Yvonne Gregoire discovered in 1942.