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Seth Bullock arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, on this date in 1876. Bullock’s history as Deadwood Sheriff and U.S. Marshal was featured in the HBO television series, "Deadwood," but his lasting legacy on Dakota Territory is much more legendary than his portrayal in the television show.

Dwight Zimmerley, of Cogswell, North Dakota, set a non-stop flight world record on this date in 1929, flying solo 1,725 miles from Brownsville, Texas, to Winnipeg, Canada.

Jamestown College opened on this date in 1886. The newly created college began its first fall term at 9:00 am in the North Side School House. Although the college initially had only one student, Ms. Sadie Elliott, it would end the year with a class of 35.

A frightened girl, perhaps suffering from an overactive imagination, leaped from a moving train near Gladstone, North Dakota, on this date in 1924. The…

A frightened girl, perhaps suffering from an overactive imagination, leaped from a moving train near Gladstone, North Dakota, on this date in 1924. The…

A series of Northern Pacific passenger trains pulled into Fargo in the early morning hours on this date in 1910. The seven east-bound trains had been…

The keel of an American battleship to be named after the state of North Dakota was laid on this date in 1907. The ship was the largest ever launched in…