On this day in 1993, Jamestown native and astronaut Rick Hieb visited Fargo’s Roosevelt Elementary School, captivating students with stories of his record-breaking spacewalks and the...
On this day in 1970, a Forum staff writer assessed North Dakota’s promise and challenges entering the new decade, highlighting opportunities in resources, industry, modernization, and...
On this day in 1937, former North Dakota federal judge Charles F. Amidon died in Tucson, Arizona, ending a distinguished career in public service Here is...
On this day in 1957, U.S. traffic deaths during the Christmas holiday reached 173 nationwide, including a North Dakota woman killed in a Minnesota crash. Here...
On this day in 1962, a Minot store manager was charged under North Dakota’s 1953 ban on candy cigarettes, setting up the law’s first court test...
On this date in 1951, Tioga and nearby Ray, North Dakota, quickly adapted to the oil boom by expanding housing, services, and jobs for incoming drilling...
The Jamestown area was pretty proud when North Dakota achieved statehood on Nov. 2, 1889. “Uncle Sam’s New Twins” was the headline for The Jamestown Alert...
WALCOTT, N.D. — Just outside Walcott, North Dakota, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, was the beginning of what will soon be a family reunion 120 years in...
The 1932 National Balloon Race started on Memorial Day from Omaha, Nebraska. We can assume the wind was from the south because three of the six...
Stutsman County officials faced an unusual challenge with some young vagrants wandering the area in 1923. The problem started on a Sunday when residents of the...
