On This Day | A Big Irrigation Project
New irrigated land under the proposed Missouri-Souris project (northwestern North Dakota) should be able to support from 80 to 100 times more sheep, eight to 10 times more cattle and 12 to 18 times
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On This Day | Your Farm Can Help
And it's true that every farm in the United States can make a valuable contribution to the national victory program by producing more milk, eggs, pork, and vegetables says the department. A record production
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On This Day | Food for Victory!
FOOD FOR VICTORY By Don H. Davy, Burlington, N. Dak. Down came the order, it was from Washington. Down to the farmer, the farmer’s wife, and son; Up came the answer as from a
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On This Day | Laddie Goes to War
The dog was shipped by Mr. Kendall to the dog training camp at Fort Robinson, Neb, where "Laddie" will be trained to guard camps and do other useful work in connection with the war.
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On this day in 1885, Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the United States, becoming a classic of American literature and noted for its vivid depiction of life along the Mississippi River. On this day in 1930, American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, expanding
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On This Day | Washington’s Democracy
Citizens -- the name of American, which belongs to you ... must always exalt the just pride of patriotism ... the independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint counsels and joint
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On This Day | When the News is Personal
And so, my son, hail and farewell. You lived abundantly, you fought valiantly, you kept your faith, you died bravely, you have your life that we who live may enjoy the blessings of freedom,
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On this day in 1801, Thomas Jefferson was elected the third President of the United States by the House of Representatives after a tie in the Electoral College, marking the first peaceful transfer of power between political parties in U.S. history. On this day in 1864, the H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine, became the first
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On This Day | Keeping Democracy Safe
Keeping the world safe for democracy is the most expensive process ever devised by man ... and the most disheartening job ever handed to a generation .. the condition the world is in today
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On This Day | For the Kids
"We are blind until we see that in the human plan, Nothing is worth the making, if it does not make the man. Why build these cities glorious if man unbuilded goes? In vain
Read & ShareOn This Day | Sunday, February 16th
On this day in 1923, British archaeologist Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, revealing one of the most intact and significant archaeological discoveries in history. On this day in 1945, American forces landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II, beginning a fierce battle
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On This Day | Coffee Keeps Minot Going
The Ward County chapter of the National Infantile Paralysis foundation was the recipient last week of all the nickels spent in Minot cafes one day for coffee. It amounted to $425.30. That's 8506 cups
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On This Day | Auditorium Site Selected
The February 17 meeting will be an open meeting to which are invited herewith all groups in Minot and Ward county who have something to say about what they want in the auditorium in
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On This Day | To Smoke or Not To Smoke
To smoke or not to smoke, that is the question ... for the Minot alderman, who are discussing during January, February, and possibly March, April and May whether to pass a new law making
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On this day in 1898, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor, Cuba, killing 266 American sailors. The incident increased tensions between the United States and Spain, ultimately leading to the Spanish-American War. On this day in 1933, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt in Miami, Florida, when Giuseppe Zangara fired
Read & ShareOn This Day | Big 3 Agree
The Nazi radios have twisted the contents of the parley to the German people to such an extent that they are scarcely recognizable, blaming the Jews for the source of the plan.
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