South Dakota History

On July 24th, 1978, South Dakota Governor Richard Kneip resigns in order to become the U.S. Ambassador to Singapore.

On July 17, 1925, The South Dakota American Legion members pass a resolution proposing American Legion Baseball

On July 10th, 2007, the National Science Foundation selected the former Homestake Gold Mine in Lead as the site for the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory.

On July 3rd, 1991, President George H.W. Bush attends a dedication ceremony recognizing the fiftieth anniversary of the completion of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

On June 26, 1975, FBI Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were shot and killed in the line of duty.

Subdividing Dakota territory and achieving statehood was formally proposed on June 19, 1883.

On June 12, 1934, the Chicago Tribune reported “Grasshoppers in South Dakota”.

On June 5, 1934 the Argus Leader reports that Sioux Falls “law enforcement officers are on the lookout for couples engaging in inappropriate behavior while parked in cars at Terrace Park and Sherman Park.

Get to know Arthur C. Mellette the last Governor of Dakota Territory, the first Governor of the State of South Dakota, and an American Civil War veteran.

On May 22, 1936, Rapid City’s Dinosaur Park on Skyline Drive was dedicated.