tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46930663691042560362024-02-20T04:28:46.245-08:00This Week in Montana HistoryBrought to you by your friends at the Montana Historical Society.Martha Kohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10013961029279793594noreply@blogger.comBlogger857125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-90152978058848917022016-10-31T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-31T08:00:24.919-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 31 – On this day in Montana
history in 1942 future Baseball Hall of Fame member Dave McNally was born in
Billings. As a senior at Billings Central in 1960 he pitched five no-hitters
and later signed a contract to pitch for the Baltimore Orioles. <o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-51046715492179241102016-10-30T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-30T08:00:18.640-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 30 -- Oct. 30 – On this day in
Montana history in 1864 Helena held its first town meeting in the cabin of
Capt. George Wood. The first job they ordered done was to survey and lay out
streets, and plot building sites into thirty-by-sixty foot lots and record
them. The start of the Capitol City.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 29 – On this day in Montana
History in 1877 wagon trains carrying Nez Perce prisoners captured at the
Battle of the Bears Paws Mountains left from Miles City headed for internment
at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 28 – On this day in Montana
history in 1942 B-17 flying fortresses roared over Lewiston’s Main Street with
their bomb bay doors open and landed at the Lewistown airfield. They were the
first of many that came to bases on the high line to train on the then highly
secret Norden bombsight. More than half the men trained there later died in
bombing raids over Europe.<o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-50435792116232086362016-10-27T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-27T08:00:12.100-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 27 – On this day in Montana
history in 1913 Joe Medicine Crow was born on the Crow reservation near Lodge
Grass. He went on to be a Crow historian, author, lecturer, WWII war hero and
leader of his people and great example for all Montanans.<o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-14507204876860927472016-10-26T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-26T08:00:00.631-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 26 –On this day in Montana
history in 1956 the Montana Highway Commission began its first federally funded
Interstate Highway project. It was a 9.64 mile project on U.S. 87 between Wyola
and Lodge Grass. “We have started the ball rolling.” Highway Commissioner Frank
Connelly said.<o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-75004504944844330832016-10-25T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-25T08:00:26.176-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 25 -- On this day in Montana
history in 1945 Vice Admiral John Hoover attended the Navy Day Luncheon in
Great Falls. The Great Falls High School grad received the Navy Cross for his
service in World War One and served as deputy commander in chief of the Pacific
fleet in WWII.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 24 -- On this day in Montana
history in 1926 Cowboy Artist Charles M. Russell died at his Great Falls
home. He was mourned across Montana and
the nation. The Great Falls Tribune said “Genius whose brush portrayed the
colorful life of Montana’s early days, lays down his palette to answer great
call.”<o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-27288194369422068492016-10-23T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-23T08:00:26.731-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 23 -- Oct. 23 – On this day in
Montana history in 1844 Louis Riel was born in a Canadian Métis Indian colony.
He was exiled from Canada after leading two unsuccessful rebellions. His
happiest years were spent in Montana where he worked for the rights of his
people here.<o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-90193904831427912962016-10-22T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-22T08:00:03.464-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 22 -- Oct. 22 – On this day in
Montana history in 1903 Judge William Clancy enjoined the company from doing
business “branding” them an outlaw. Amalgamated said it would shut down Montana
operations costing 15,000 workers their jobs. Butte was in crisis.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 21
– On this day in Montana history in 1925 a major sugar mill was opened before a
large crowd in Chinook Sugar beets were
a major crop in Montana for many years until other sources and methods proved
cheaper for production of sugar.<o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-45596685721533976002016-10-20T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-20T08:00:23.200-07:00<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Oct.
20 – On this day in Montana history in 1864 Territorial Gov. Sidney Edgerton
issued an ominous warning to the criminals that were terrorizing citizens. The
order requested that law abiding citizens “assemble for the purpose of forming
themselves into militia companies subject to my orders.” </span>Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-47411099559084251042016-10-19T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-19T08:00:05.838-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 19 – On this day in Montana
history in 1947 what was called “The greatest sports crowd in state history”
estimated at 11,000 saw the Montana State Bobcats beat the Montana Grizzlies 13
to 12. Special trains brought fans from all over the state to Butte for the
game.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 18 – On this day in Montana
history in 1935 Helena was rocked by a major earthquake that struck at 9:52 p.m.
and lasted for more than 10 seconds. One person was killed and many injured and
millions of dollars of damage were left in its wake.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 17 – On this day in Montana
history in 1938 famous motorcycle jumper and daredevil Evel Knievel was born in
Butte. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 16 – On this day in Montana
history in 1919 it was announced that Jordan was going to be “connected to the
outside world by wireless telegraph.” It took a while for the news to get to
one of the most remote towns in Montana. <o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-49688635938184655732016-10-15T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-15T08:00:04.517-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
Oct, 15 – On this day in Montana history in 1891 a Helena
detective asked a startling question of what was thought to be a man arrested for a series of hold-ups,
shootings and assaults “Why, you are a woman!” and got the response “Well it took you a good while
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Miller” was actually cross-dressing Miss Helen Forslund.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 14 -- On this day in Montana history in 1915 the
Scientific American finally acknowledged that the first identified Tyrannosaurus was discovered in 1908 on Big
Dry Creek near Wibaux by B.M. Wills. The publication said the find was 17 feet in length and 18 ½
feet tall.</div>
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Oct. 13 – On this day in Montana history in 1903 frontier
justice was still alive, Well-armed men stormed the county jail in Hamilton near midnight, removed Walter
Jackson from his cell, and hung him on a lamp pole. Jackson was believed to have murdered
six-year-old child.</div>
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Oct. 12 – On this day in Montana
history in 1964 thousands of Montanans turned out in Butte to greet President
Lyndon Johnson who was on a whirlwind campaign trip through the West. He was
facing Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater for president.<o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-68112175377544799362016-10-11T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-11T08:00:13.626-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 11 – On this day in Montana
history in 1902 Booth’s grocery in Butte was experimenting with a new way of
marketing goods. It offered “freight prepaid to Basin” for those ordering goods
from their store. Little did they know Amazon and others like them would follow
in their footsteps.<o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-22231264527158379042016-10-10T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-10T08:00:07.949-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct. 10 – On this day in Montana
history in 1958 Phil Chatlain returned to his home town of Dupuyer after
spending 7 years in Alaska. It was a simpler time. A local posting said he
would be showing interesting pictures of what he had seen “at the school some
morning next week.”<o:p></o:p></div>
Tom Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063368188683827142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693066369104256036.post-42316793434403325752016-10-09T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-09T08:00:03.970-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
Oct 9 – On this day in Montana
history in 1870 Truman Everts was rescued by mountain men John Baronett and
George Pritchett after spending 37 days lost in the then wilderness of what is
now Yellowstone National Park. He had gotten separated from the Washburn-Doane
Expedition that was one of the first organized groups to explore Yellowstone
country.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 8 – On this day in Montana
history in 1942 the federal War Production Board ordered that 4,000 gold mine
workers would be ordered into mining operations
more crucial to needs of fighting WWII. Montana was among the states
most affected by the order.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oct. 7 – On this day in history in
1918 a Montana grain grower reported he had trashed an average on “a little
better” that 30 bushels of wheat to an acre using a newly imported Polish wheat
variety. The kernels were described as unusually large and plump.<o:p></o:p></div>
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