South Dakota History

The South Dakota Historical Society chronicles the attempt to place the United Nations Capital in the Black Hills

On September 18, 1961, South Dakota School for the Blind begins classes at its new campus in Aberdeen.

The South Dakota Historical Society takes a look at the history of Miller, Dakota Territory in the 1880s.

On September 11, 2000, Homestake Mine announced that it would cease gold mining operations.

The first constitutional convention was held for the purpose of splitting Dakota Territory on September 4, 1883

The rise and fall of the town of Strool in Perkins County, South Dakota

On August 28th, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson selects Hubert Humphrey to be his vice presidential running mate.

A marker indicating the Original Site for Medicine Rock near Highway 212 near the Missouri River was dedicated on August 21st, 1954.

The South Dakota Historical Society looks at the history of the first bridge across the Missouri in the state at Mobridge.

The Black Hills Motor Classic, later known as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, begins on August 14, 1938.