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On this day Karl Marx unleashed a 25-page pamphlet that would inspire war and fear for many generations yet to come, Ver...
02/21/2025

On this day Karl Marx unleashed a 25-page pamphlet that would inspire war and fear for many generations yet to come, Verdun gained infamy, and civil rights strife took another leader. In Minot, we were dreaming of highway expansions and the local business directory was right their in the newspaper every week.

On this day in 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published "The Communist Manifesto," a political pamphlet that laid the foundation for the theory of communism and had a profound…

On this day George put the mail in motion, New Yorkers set themselves up as the center of art in America, and John Glenn...
02/20/2025

On this day George put the mail in motion, New Yorkers set themselves up as the center of art in America, and John Glenn became the first American to take a really big lap. In Minot, there was whining about parking and it is still costing us dearly, the local creamery had ice cream flavors you still want to try, and a world traveler had an opinion on religion that would be well heard today.

On this day in 1792 President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act, creating the United States Post Office Department. This act laid the foundation for the nation's mail system.On…

On this day the music industry got recorded, Franklin Roosevelt made a decision we later regretted regarding immigrants ...
02/19/2025

On this day the music industry got recorded, Franklin Roosevelt made a decision we later regretted regarding immigrants and camps, and dictator finally handed over power -- to his brother. In Minot, we found a very smelly tree, farms were feeding victory and more during the war, and a big irrigation project was in the works.

On this day in 1878, Thomas Edison received a patent for the phonograph, a groundbreaking invention that allowed for the recording and playback of sound, revolutionizing the music and entertainment…

On this day Huck started on his adventure, we began arguing about Pluto, and we caught spy. In Minot, a dog with conspic...
02/18/2025

On this day Huck started on his adventure, we began arguing about Pluto, and we caught spy. In Minot, a dog with conspicuously familiar name was going to war, Washington had some comments on democracy, and the news was beyond personal for one North Dakota editor.

On this day in 1885, Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the United States, becoming a classic of American literature and noted for its vivid depiction…

On this day an early Presidential transition set the standard for peaceful transitions, a civil war submarine sunk a bat...
02/17/2025

On this day an early Presidential transition set the standard for peaceful transitions, a civil war submarine sunk a battleship, and a bug beat a Model T in a race. In Minot, the brewers were passing on glasses of wisdom, we were doing hard work to give the kids more constructive stuff to do, and protecting the ideals of the democracy was proving costly.

On this day in 1801, Thomas Jefferson was elected the third President of the United States by the House of Representatives after a tie in the Electoral College, marking the…

On this day King Tut's reign over archeology began, another less-famous beach landing led to liberation of a South Pacif...
02/16/2025

On this day King Tut's reign over archeology began, another less-famous beach landing led to liberation of a South Pacific country, Hezbollah took a hostage. In Minot, we were fueled by 8,500 cups of coffee, we chose a spot for the Auditorium, and the debate over smoking in public places was just getting started -- with warning about moving too fast.

On this day in 1923, British archaeologist Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, revealing one of the most intact and significant archaeological discoveries in…

On this day the Maine exploded in Havana, Giuseppe Zangara took a shot at a President and hit a Mayor, and Canada adopte...
02/15/2025

On this day the Maine exploded in Havana, Giuseppe Zangara took a shot at a President and hit a Mayor, and Canada adopted their symbol. In Minot, we were writing about N**i propaganda, a big dam was being planned that was funded yesterday, and Lincoln was passing into myth.

On this day in 1898, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor, Cuba, killing 266 American sailors. The incident increased tensions between the United States and Spain, ultimately…

The latest from Mr. Maxson...
02/14/2025

The latest from Mr. Maxson...

It would be more fun to comment on the antics of the ongoing 2025 North Dakota legislative session. Proposals to make "That Jew" the official king of North Dakota? Will…

There can be only one... Choose!
02/14/2025

There can be only one... Choose!

The North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism and Marketing Division has partnered with The Good Kids, a Bismarck based design studio, to create a new icon that represents our great…

On this day Chicago gangsters turned the day red, Mrs. Kennedy gave did the reveal on America's first home renovation sh...
02/14/2025

On this day Chicago gangsters turned the day red, Mrs. Kennedy gave did the reveal on America's first home renovation show, and Iran set their sights on one man. In Minot, we were sending a lot of money to hold back a lot of water, government was getting too big to keep track of, and a the brewers touting a hospitable trademark.

On this day in 1929, the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre took place in Chicago, where seven members of Chicago's North Side Gang were murdered by associates of Al Capone's South…

On this day science went on trial by the church; science was later proven right. Also on this day, a literal bombing sta...
02/13/2025

On this day science went on trial by the church; science was later proven right. Also on this day, a literal bombing started a rhetorical fight, and sinister character hit the big screen. In Minot, we were on the look out for local cream, but not from corporate farms.

On this day in 1633, Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to face trial before the Inquisition for advocating the heliocentric model of the solar system, which contradicted the teachings of…

On this day a voice for America's under-represented populations organized, Gershwin gave us a song that fused music and ...
02/12/2025

On this day a voice for America's under-represented populations organized, Gershwin gave us a song that fused music and tickled our ears, and the Democrats (and a few Republicans) in the Senate voted to acquit a President. In Minot, we were appropriately (still) honoring Lincoln, we were adopting daylight savings time by a different name, one local family was going way beyond for the war effort.

On this day in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a group of activists, including W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells,…

On this day Disney's early inspiration got its setting, the victors split the spoils, and England went for a lady. In Mi...
02/11/2025

On this day Disney's early inspiration got its setting, the victors split the spoils, and England went for a lady. In Minot, Abraham Lincoln was inspiring us, Metigoshe was on its way to getting a park, the fair grounds had a space that would make us gush today, and the cold war hadn't started, but it was obvious that it would.

On this day in 1809, Robert Fulton patented the steamboat, revolutionizing transportation and commerce by enabling more efficient and reliable river and maritime travel.On this day in 1945, President Franklin…

On this day seven years of war came to an end, a musician hit a very first golden milestone with an album that featured...
02/10/2025

On this day seven years of war came to an end, a musician hit a very first golden milestone with an album that featured a choo choo and we were trading spies with the soviets. In Minot, a smart young lad was hoping to stay in jail, we were recognizing a civil war veteran, and pulling political threads was proving tricky.

On this day in 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War in North America) and significantly redrawing…

On this day House of Representatives elected our President, the Confederacy elected their President, and Ed Sullivan got...
02/09/2025

On this day House of Representatives elected our President, the Confederacy elected their President, and Ed Sullivan got a ratings bump from an unAmerican band. In Minot, we were dealing grass across the globe, it was really cold out, and our dear local editor had a plan for building up the place and wisdom to go along with his good advice.

On this day in 1825, the United States House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as the sixth President of the United States after no candidate received a majority in…

On this day we may have given the Germans an awful idea, Hollywood got a famous walk, and Jack Nicholson raging off the ...
02/08/2025

On this day we may have given the Germans an awful idea, Hollywood got a famous walk, and Jack Nicholson raging off the big screen. In Minot, we marveling at the speed which we could now travel, depression-era incentives were influencing decisions, and and a Fargo-esque story played out in Minnesota.

On this day in 1924, the first ex*****on by gas chamber in the United States took place in Nevada, marking a new method of capital punishment intended to be more…

On this day Gepetto carved up a classic, The Beatles flew across the ocean to wild reception, and Europe got together, o...
02/07/2025

On this day Gepetto carved up a classic, The Beatles flew across the ocean to wild reception, and Europe got together, officially. In Minot, we were watching Governors carousel through the office in Bismarck -- acting like we should hope politicians do. Border smuggling was keeping the courts busy, patience was winning, the Country Club got a snack bar at the seventh hole, and civic engagement was rising.

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…

On this day the paperwork in New Zealand became official, the long reign of a Queen began, and a plane crash took a team...
02/06/2025

On this day the paperwork in New Zealand became official, the long reign of a Queen began, and a plane crash took a team. In Minot, a little boy and his sled went for a walk, and the story still make you smile all these years later.

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…

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