On This Day | Yikes!
Following a snow from the northwest thruout Tuesday that tied up traffic on most of the highways, the mercury dropped to 36 degrees below zero at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning and continued to fall,
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On This Day | Saturday, February 8th
On this day in 1924, the first execution by gas chamber in the United States took place in Nevada, marking a new method of capital punishment intended to be more humane than previous methods. On this day in 1960, the first eight brass star plaques were installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los
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On This Day | Achievement Unlocked
The fastest trains now take 76 hours from coast to coast. This new type of train can probably cover that distance in 38 hours, or less, as roadbeds are improved.
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On This Day | Kicking the Gas Can
By a vote of 10 to 3 the Minot city council Monday night decided to devote additional study to the proposal that the city apply to the public works administration for a loan of
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On This Day | Kidnapped Bremer Released
Released by kidnappers last night from an unknown location, after being imprisoned for 23 days by kidnappers who were paid an undetermined sum, Edward G. Bremer, 37-year-old St. Paul banker, returned to his home
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On This Day | Friday, February 7th
On this day in 1940, Walt Disney’s animated film “Pinocchio” premiered in New York City. The film, based on Carlo Collodi’s 1883 Italian children’s novel, became a beloved classic and showcased advancements in animation technology. On this day in 1964, The Beatles arrived in the United States for the first time, marking the beginning of
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On This Day | Civic Engagement Rising
"To promote, both individually and as a group, scientific research and study in present day problems; to promulgate the results of such research for public interest; and to develop a more intelligent attitude to
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On This Day | Smuggling Wool Leads to Perjury
Harry Sears, of Roche Percee, Sask., a witness of the defense in the trial of Lee Dillage, of Flaxton, charged with smuggling wool from Canada, was arrested Friday night on a perjury charge after
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On This Day | Smugglers and Smugness
Some youngsters seem to go to the university and finishing school to learn to be ashamed of the parents who dug up the money to make it possible for the youngsters to go to
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On This Day | Boy Scouts Turn 25!
Approximately 1,500 youths in Minot during the past 24 years, when the first boy scout troop was organized in Minot, have been members of this great oy organization. "Many of the most prominent business
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On This Day | Strangling the Golden Goose
The abolishment of sweat shops, the ending of child labor, the increase in pay and shortening of hours in industries where underpaid and overworked labor exists, is commendable. But taxing payrolls can have little
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On This Day | The Patient Plugger
He will listen to another who has everything to teach and he never wearies working for a cause. He may take a little longer with the task he has to do than the genius
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On This Day | The Original Seven Eleven
The old landmark is to be carefully taken down, the logs carefully tagged, and reconstructed on the grounds of the Country club, near the seventh green, in plain sight of the highway. It will
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On This Day | Going Gracefully
The unanimous decision of the North Dakota supreme court in denying the right of Thomas H. Moodie to hold the exalted office of governor of North Dakota for constitutional reasons, has been accepted by
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On This Day | The Governor Carousel
After being harassed since taking office by legal actions and threats of impeachment -- to which end the North Dakota house had voted action -- Governor Thomas H. Moodie was finally disqualified Saturday afternoon
Read & ShareOn This Day | Thursday, February 6th
On this day in 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs in New Zealand, establishing British sovereignty over the islands and laying the foundation for modern New Zealand. On this day in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of the United Kingdom following
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