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Bismarck Tribune marks 150 years of writing history

The Bismarck Tribune, North Dakota s oldest newspaper, celebrates 150 years of publishing on Tuesday. The first edition was dated July 11, 1873.

February 16: Senate Threats

Tempers flared during the 1933 legislative session in Bismarck, when the leader of a ballot measure to repeal alcohol prohibition in the state sparred with state lawmakers.

Birthday Balls for Polio

Some of the first fundraisers to fight polio in North Dakota were birthday balls held in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was paralyzed from polio at age 39 and never again walked unaided. He became a leading force in the polio cause, and help found the March of Dimes.

Residents question survey, recreation center plans at Bismarck Park District meeting

Woman 1st in line for polio vaccine embraces COVID-19 shot

Woman 1st in line for polio vaccine embraces COVID-19 shot JACK DURA, The Bismarck Tribune April 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Nora Unruh felt a sense of relief when she was vaccinated for COVID-19. But it didn’t bring back memories about getting her polio shot at the first vaccine clinic in Bismarck six decades ago. “That’s probably a good thing,” the 72-year-old Basin Electric retiree and grandmother of two said, laughing. The front page of The Bismarck Tribune from June 9, 1955, recounts her shot that day at the World War Memorial Building: “Six-year-old Nora Jeanne Bohrer . was a somewhat reluctant first youngster through the line, but she soon wiped her tears away.” (“Oh, for cute,” she said after hearing the story.)

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