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North Dakotans took many steps to fight the 1918 flu pandemic. Bismarck had a mask mandate for waitresses and other food handlers. Schools and businesses around the state closed – some for months. There was even a vaccine, though it turned out to be useless.
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To stop an epidemic of smallpox in 1899, the Grand Forks Board of Health ordered all schoolchildren to be vaccinated at the city’s expense and ordered all…
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May is National Historic Preservation Month. Today, we have more about Grand Forks schools added to the National Register of Historic Places. The need for…
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May is National Historic Preservation Month. Today, we continue a look at Grand Forks schools on the National Register of Historic Places.Between 1949 and…
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May is National Historic Preservation Month. So today, we share another story of North Dakota additions to the National Register of Historic Places. Due…
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On this date in 1915, baseball fans were abuzz as spring training began in Grand Forks. William "Billy" Fox had freshly taken up the role as manager of…
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Earlier this month we heard how another wave of influenza struck North Dakota in early 1920. Bismarck’s city health officer banned public dances for 16…
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It was on this date in 1735 that the first opera performance in America took place. The opera was Flora, and it was performed in Charleston, South…
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The flu pandemic a century ago lasted beyond 1918. It lingered into 1920 and sent parts of North Dakota back into lockdown. North Dakota’s state health…
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On this date in 1909, the Washburn Leader informed readers of what one Grand Forks boy was up to. The newspaper reported that the young man kept a milk…