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9/4/2012: It's impossible to live in North Dakota today without hearing a lot about oil. Our “black gold” boom has seriously changed the makeup of western North Dakota. Some people are making a lot more money, some are making less, and workers are flowing into the state. North Dakota has a long history of profiting off the “black gold,” and experiencing the cycle of boom and bust.

9/11/2012: The headline read “Dropped His Roll: Fred Neamier Runs up Against a Sure Thing Game and Drops $40.”

10/3/2011: Lulu Knapp Quick was born on the Helena Farm near Cooperstown on this date in 1902. This farmsite later formed the nucleus for Revere, reputed to be the only town on the Great Northern railroad town with a depot on the south side of the tracks.

10/4/2011: Gall was a Hunkpapa Lakota chief who Sitting Bull relied on for his skill as a warrior and leader.

10/7/2011: The University of North Dakota held its last class of 1918 on this date, ending the fall semester early. Although classes were to be cancelled for a single day, the devastation of the Spanish flu led to the closure of most schools and universities until 1919.

10/10/2011: Governor Newton Edmunds, the second Territorial Governor of Dakota Territory, concluded a peace treaty with the Sioux Nation on this date in 1865. The purpose of the treaty was to protect settlers and frontier towns, and to facilitate peace among the different tribes.

10/20/2011: Ground was broken at Rolla, North Dakota, on this date in 1953 for the construction of the country’s only jewel bearing factory. Named the Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant, the factory would produce synthetic ruby, sapphire, ceramic, and carbide jewel bearings, which were considered critical to United States military operations during the early years of the Cold War.

10/25/2011: On this date in 1974, Larry J. Sprunk sat down with Henry Gayton. Larry was working with the Oral History Project. From 1974 to 1977, he and Robert Carlson traversed the state, driving almost 80,000 miles and conducting 1,214 interviews. The goal was to record North Dakota history from those who lived it – to hear stories from all parts of the state and all walks of life.

11/2/2011: Thank you President Benjamin Harrison for making today North Dakota's birthday. And thanks also to your sense of fairness, and possibly a sly sense of future historical trivia.

11/8/2011: Most Americans who are fortunate to receive a personal letter from a former President of the United States would be justifiably honored. No doubt, a UND professor felt pride as well as professional satisfaction when he was mailed a missive from Theodore Roosevelt.