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2/11/2012: Louis Marion, born on this date in 1870 in Pembina, would become one of the great leaders of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.

2/15/2012: The war was over in Europe, but an impoverished, devastated countryside attested to the carnage that took place. In many communities there was little left in the way of shelter. Entire towns had been reduced to rubble and food was scarce. So once again America came to the aid of the French and Italians when, in 1947, the American Friendship Train distributed forty million dollars in relief supplies to an impoverished population. But this was not an official government program. The Friendship Train contained personal contributions donated by individuals from all across America.

2/17/2012: At the end of World War II, there were many Europeans who had been displaced by war. On June 25, 1948, President Harry Truman signed the Displaced Persons Act into effect. This act allowed resettlement of displaced Europeans in the United States.

2/23/2012: North Dakota’s favorite home grown chanteuse, Peggy Lee, was the subject of an interesting article published in the New York Daily News on this date in 1969. Given the ever changing entertainment, societal and journalism standards, the story from the end of the turbulent 60s is especially interesting.

2/29/2012: Today is Leap Year day, that extra calendar date that only comes around once every four years. This date has a long history with many traditions, one of which is that women were allowed to propose to men.

3/1/2012: Human blood spilled in the US Capitol when shouting and gunfire interrupted the proceedings of the US House of Representatives on this date in 1954.

3/3/2012: Martin Nelson Johnson was born in Wisconsin on this date in 1850. He grew up in Iowa and earned a law degree.

3/8/2012: When the US entered into the First World War on April 6, 1917, many citizens back home did everything they could to help. As men enlisted and were drafted, their friends and family bought and sold war bonds, held drives, tried to get by on less. They waited to receive news from their soldiers, who were fighting in foreign lands.

3/11/2012: Several female students of the North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo turned into reluctant firefighters on this date in 1924.

3/25/2012: North Dakota’s first Powerball ticket was sold to State Representative Andy Maragos on this date in 2004.