On this day, commercial air travel marks a grim first and a Vice President resigned over tax evasion. Locally, we were listening to our public health officials as Spanish Flu set in. And a poem reminds us of the pain and tragedy of war.
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On this day, an outcast was thrown out and went on to found an early state of tolerance. In Minot, our editors had their eyes on a problem created by our property tax system that still hasn't been fixed.
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On this day, Chicago burned, an American war hero made his mark, and the World Series witnessed perfection. In Minot, we had news of an infamous event in our history. And the Germans were learning a little about stubborn Norwegians.
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On this day, the U.S. entered into another land war in Asia. The Turks lost control of the Mediterranean, and the P.L.F. set an early standard that made negotiating difficult. In Minot, merchants were organizing an early "Buy Local" campaign, and our editors had their nose on the elements of freedom and decency.
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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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On this day, American diplomacy got its first Secretary, and Presidential debates found their first television audience. Locally, it was hard to make sense of the Public Works Authority, hunters were questioning the state's wildlife management practices, and inflation had already started.
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On this day, The Constitution got its first proposed amendments, Chicago held a race, and we found water. In Minot, our editor call out our responsibility as citizens, we looked after those without cars, and farm girl showed grit in defense of her dog.
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On this day, the U.S. Supreme Court got its authority. Later on this day, its authority was used. Also, Nirvana. In Minot, interest in the arts organizes, and an arts matriarch editorializes on students driving.
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