This is a must visit website. I received permission to post a few South Dakota in History dates below. “Search the world’s largest, most accurate site for today in history.”
On This Day website: https://www.onthisday.com/
The below is sourced from: On This Day – South Dakota
1892-11-08
John Miljan, American actor (The Ten Commandments, Possessed, Final Extra, Susan Lenox), born in Lead City, South Dakota (d. 1960)
1900-09-10
20.3 cm rainfall at Elk Point, South Dakota (state record)
1921-10-28
First American gubernatorial recall election is held in South Dakota. Governor Lynn Frazier loses to Ragnvald A. Nestos.
1922-11-16
Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, born in Flandreau, South Dakota (d. 2015)
1936-02-17
-58°F (-50°C), McIntosh, South Dakota (state record)
1938-06-30
Billy Mills, 10k (Olympic gold 1964), born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
1943-01-20
Lead, South Dakota, temperature is 52°F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood records -16°F
1945-07-14
Battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan
1951-07-12
Cheryl Ladd, American actress (Charlie’s Angels, Purple Hearts), born in Huron, South Dakota
1973-02-27
American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota
Check out the entire South Dakota in History events – https://www.onthisday.com/countries/usa/south-dakota
