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On January 22nd, 1943, Spearfish achieved a world record for the largest variance in temperature in the shortest amount of time.
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January 1943, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve captain Joe Foss shoots down three more enemy planes, bringing his total to twenty-six Japanese planes since late November.
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On January 8, 2016, Attorney General Marty Jackley announced South Dakota joined nine other states in a lawsuit objecting to President Obama’s directive regarding the use of school locker rooms and bathrooms by transgender students.
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On January 2nd, 1974, The Earth Resources Observation and Science Data Center, (EROS), begins operations in its new facility
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On December 25, 1983, many holiday travelers had failed to reach their destinations due to blizzard like conditions.
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On December 18, 2015, Teach for America, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe announced an agreement to recruit tribal members to teach at reservation schools.
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On December 11, 1909, Saloon bartender Bud Stephens shoots and kills Dode McKenzie in the town of LeBeau.
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On May 9, 1922, WCAT (known as Wildcat Radio) became one of the first commercially licensed radio stations in South Dakota.
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On December 4, 1919, South Dakota became the 21st state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, allowing women’s suffrage.
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On November 27, 2005, an ice storm caused excessive damage to twelve hundred transmission poles and approximately 725 miles of power lines.