Today in North Dakota History
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 10 of 10
1889-02-22 - US President Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana & Washington state to the union
1889-11-01 - North & South Dakota entered the union as the 39th & 40th states of America
1889-11-02 - North Dakota becomes 39th & South Dakota becomes 40th state
1911-03-18 - North Dakota enacts a hail insurance law
1933-01-03 - Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
1936-02-15 - -60°F (-51°C), Parshall, North Dakota (state record)
1936-07-06 - 121°F (49°C), Steele, North Dakota (state record)
1941-03-16 - Blizzard hits North Dakota & Minnesota killing 60
1945-06-29 - 20.6 cm rainfall at Litchville North Dakota (state record)
1995-03-08 - -26°F (-32.2°C) in Bismarck, North Dakota
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 9 of 9
1877-08-11 - Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954)
1944-02-23 - Mike Maxfield, rocker (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)
1948-03-12 - Kent Conrad, (Sen-D North Dakota)
1952-09-02 - Earl Pomeroy, (Rep-D-North Dakota)
1957-03-13 - John Hoeven, American politician, governor of North Dakota
1971-06-13 - Lauri Marie Gapp, Miss USA-North Dakota (1997)
1975-09-11 - Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota USA (1996)
1977-10-22 - Katrina Bergstrom, Miss North Dakota Teen USA (1996)
1979-02-13 - Julie Nagle, Miss North Dakota Teen USA (1997)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 1 of 1
1954-02-11 - Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (b. 1877)
