Travel back to the 1950s when oil was discovered in north dakota. Filmican frontier is a produced by the American Petroleum institute. Narrator the wind blows west from the great lakes. The wind sings like a wild bird across the northern states, coming at last to this place. 10,000 square miles of prairie across montana and dakota. They call it the Williston Basin. Narrator not so long ago, this was frontier. Listen closely and you will hear the old echo of covered wagons, the phantom shadows of pioneers fighting for their lives against the wilderness. Lonely women wearing their dreams like a bit of right calico. Narrator they began with nothing, with their bare hands and a bucket of hope, breaking the land with freedoms plow, planting towns like fargo, stampede, bluegrass, beaver lodge, lincoln valley, williston. Neil wheat farmer and schoolteacher. I was born and raised here east of montana along the canadian line, williams county, north dakota. If i were somewhere at the ends of the
Im correcting that. We are going to go to venezuela. There he is. Thank you for joining us. What is happening . Violence erupted across the capital after a very traumatic morning. He urged venezuelans to take part in operation freedom in the final push to topple Nicolas Maduro. He said he had the support of the brave soldiers and he calls on the military to help him and Nicolas Maduros rule trying to encourage them that they will be on the right side of history if they were to support him. Violence followed as people took to the streets, running clashes between opposition supporters and armed military vehicles as protesters threw rocks, they were repelled by tear gas. One point in armored car drove directly into a crowd and buses were set on fire here. Dozens of people have been reported injured across the country. The political situation meanwhile remains incredibly fluid. May 1st, the traditional workers holiday comes tomorrow, schools and offices will be closed and no plans announce
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1924.
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1924.
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1924.