Governors throughout North Dakota history have given speeches to the Legislature to outline their priorities and proposals and to describe the state's outlook: a “state of the state,” it's been called. Those speeches are often given around this date, including in times of war, prosperity, gloom and uncertainty. Here’s a sampling:
This date in 1929 featured perhaps the most important event to ever happen at Memorial Stadium of the University of North Dakota: The UND Flickertails lost to the Haskell Indians, a football team from Lawrence, Kansas, 13-6.
Kolette Kramer, Towner
The last lynching in ND was near Watford City on January 29, 1931. A mob of angry citizens broke into the jail at Schafer, North Dakota and took Charles Bannon and hung him from a nearby bridge.
Some North Dakotans feel the last lynching in North Dakota happened last week in Bismarck at the State Capitol and it was done by our elected officials who are voted in to make the laws.
On March 4th the North Dakota House of Representatives brought accusations and publicly held a “trial.” By the end of the session they had voted to expel District 36 Representative Luke Simons because he was “creepy”, and made woman feel uncomfortable.