When most people plan vacation trips, they don’t consider visiting North Dakota, much less Bismarck, but they should. The state, and its capitol, are full of history, fun things to see and do, great restaurants, and some of the friendliest people in the world. In case you can’t get here, and in hopes that you […]
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Russian olives are at the center of a growing controversy across the western US and in Canada. Once praised and lauded for its unique ability to thrive where almost no other tree will grow, Russian olives are now considered by many to be a noxious weed. This tree, which was once distributed with the approval […]
The inventor of the Gatling gun, Dr. Richard J. Gatling was, at first, shamefully rustic. It was a hope of such a terrible gun that a warrior would exist, since against such a destructive force would be mere death. The first patent was issued for the Gatling Gun in 1861. A six-barreled gun that could […]
The Battle of Last Sta- custer took place in the Montana Territory on June 25, 1876. Lieutenant George Armstrong Custer, commanding about 10 companies of infantry and cavalry, faced off against a force of Lakota and Cheyenne Indians that were roughly matched in 1800 (Wiki). By most accounts the fight lasted less than 30 minutes […]