Category: Curio

On this day, a precursor to an important canal, Russia won an early leg of the space race, and some citizens finally got a vote. Locally, were were featured nationally. We had strong thoughts about public 'education', and there were stories of the old days.

On this day, the argument over which state came first was officially started. Howard Hughes flew a spruce goose, and the formal recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. was signed. In Minot, our editor had some patriotic and practical advice as we emerged from the great depression.

On this day, the public saw a masterpiece, a President moved in, and women got their own school. In Minot, the feds were bailing out our local schools because we didn't have the money, a plan for flood protection was in the works, and our local editor was commenting on how important it was for the Supreme Court to stay above politics.

On this day, the Protestants announced their reformation, the seeds of Las Vegas were sown, and women entered the ranks of professional referees. In Minot, we felt insulated from the larger world, air travel was taking off, and a few notable discoveries hinted at those here before us.

On this day, science fiction started a panic, we cut the ribbon on Mount Rushmore, and the jungle rumbled with heavyweights. In Minot, our editors knew who was really in charge, St. Joseph's was settling on the best little city they had ever seen, and criminal justice "progress" turned out differently.

On this day, the stock market got knocked down for the full count, writing danced forward, and one computer said to the other. In Minot, The Ward County Independent ran it's biggest paper ever, local media wasn't afraid of calling out competitors, and election interference was afoot.

On this day, Lady Liberty lit the beacon of freedom for the first time. A couple decades later, we celebrated by banning booze, and an Italian dictator marched. In Minot, our editor had thoughts on liars. Property taxes were a heavier burden then than now. And professional recruitment demanded creative, quality of life solutions.

On this day, mass transit became a symbol of New York, a crisis in Cuba ebbed, and we were still trying to slow down North Korea. In Minot, we were voting on ballot measures, again, and flood protection was expensive and would take a long time.