On this day, we finally found out what day it is. In England, 007 met Dr. No and a Flying Circus took off. In Minot, a service club thanked the newspapers, and a pattern of road development and funding begin to emerge.
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On this day, the starter's gun fired on the space race, software publishing took a turn for everyone, and a dark day in Somalia. In Minot, our local newspaper made a prediction that is still holding true, the Country Club filled its roster, and the locals first saw what all that construction the government had been doing was all about.
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On this day a wise President enshrined gratitude, a lid was put on that would later erupt, and O.J. had his day. In Minot, an early instance of a zoning dispute, a bull treed our attorney, a great story about how our troops truly savored what they were fighting for!
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On this day, Texas issued a dare, a boy and his dog hit the news, and a noteworthy first joined the Supreme Court. Locally, we were called to the importance of newspapers, and even then, losing our trees was hard.
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On this day, China as we know it first became. Walt Disney opened a satellite attraction, and Denmark recognized same-sex unions. Locally, our young men were answering the call to war and those staying home were called to do their part, too.
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On this day, Neville Chamberlin taught us a lesson about making deals with dictators and the World Series took to the air. In Minot, an unseen public health hazard took a young life, Dr. Donald Duck first enrolled, and a block still standing got an early makeover.
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On this day, the United States got its army, London imagined the police, and Nazi atrocities new no bounds. In Minot, our editor had opinions about monopolies. And sometimes the cost of not dying was inconvenient.
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On this day, the first California dreams and fighting infections to a huge leap forward. In Minot, we editorialized the new technology in schools, the benefit we all get from well-kept property, and the high price of war.
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On this day the railroad was born, Einstein asked a question that changed physics, the Corps of Engineers planned Riverdale. And our local editor had some choice thoughts for crackpots and demagogues and the negativity of the era.
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