CURTIS ERIKSMOEN
‘Father of forward pass’ coached football in Fargo
"The father of the forward pass," who is also credited with being the first person to put numbers on the jerseys of his football players, coached college football in Fargo.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , May 18, 2013
Eriksmoen: Former North Dakota residents changed game of football 
Football was revolutionized in the early 20th century, largely because of the efforts of two people who once lived in North Dakota.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , May 11, 2013
Eriksmoen: ND woman was trailblazing journalist
A trailblazing female journalist was born and raised in North Dakota.
It has been written that Emma “Bab” Lincoln was “the first woman reporter to cover the White House; the first American (correspondent) to cover the Paris fashion shows, and the first to develop and edit a women’s page as a regular segment of a major newspaper.”
By Curtis Eriksmoen , May 04, 2013
Eriksmoen: ‘World’s Fastest Man’ lost race in North Dakota in 1945
"The World’s Fastest Man" lost a race in North Dakota in 1945. Because few humans could rival Jesse Owens on the racetrack, he lost the 150-yard event in Bismarck to a racehorse.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , April 27, 2013
Woodcutter one of first ND lawmen to die in line of duty
George Custer’s first adversary upon arriving at Fort Abraham Lincoln in Dakota Territory was not Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse or any of the other northern Plains Indian leaders, but a woodcutter.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , April 20, 2013
Eriksmoen: Revisiting stories of friends who will be missed
Since this column began almost 10 years ago, a number of the individuals profiled in it have died.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , April 13, 2013
Eriksmoen: Man from North Dakota pioneered audio-visual technology
Few people have participated in as many projects that pioneered the cutting edge of audio-visual technology as a man from North Dakota.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , April 06, 2013
Eriksmoen: North Dakota businessman’s help led to 140 lives saved
In 1993, Steven Spielberg directed and co-produced the movie “Schindler’s List,” making the country aware of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist credited with saving the lives of more than 1,200 Jews in the mid-1940s.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , March 30, 2013
Eriksmoen: Man who rescued Jews loved prairie, people of North Dakota
A man born in Germany was possibly the greatest promoter of North Dakota during the 20th century.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , March 23, 2013
Eriksmoen: Valley City man instrumental in creating greater ND chamber
A Valley City businessman was instrumental in the creation of the Greater North Dakota Association (now the Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce) and the Valley City Winter Show.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , March 16, 2013
Eriksmoen: Journalist organized ND Constitutional Convention in 1889
According to sources outside of North Dakota, one man was most responsible for organizing the 1889 North Dakota Constitutional Convention and providing the state with “one of the shortest and most succinct constitutions in the nation.” These sources state that John Rea not only organized the convention, he also “drafted the constitution adopted by North Dakota when it became a state in 1889.”
By Curtis Eriksmoen , March 09, 2013
Eriksmoen: Influential reporter in 1870s became editor in Fargo
One reporter broke the news to the nation about the two most frustrating attempts of the U.S. military during the 1870s: the efforts of the Army to capture the Indians under Sitting Bull and under Chief Joseph.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , March 02, 2013
Eriksmoen: North Dakotan called ‘one-man army’ for WWII heroics
On Sept. 22, 1944, an Army officer from south-central North Dakota singlehandedly wiped out five German machine gun nests and captured 19 prisoners.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , February 23, 2013
Did You Know That: ND politician may have been first to campaign with song
It is my impression that successful politicians and music are often linked.
During last year’s presidential campaign, we remember that on several occasions President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and Herman Cain suddenly burst into song.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , February 16, 2013
Eriksmoen: Record-setting pitcher played baseball in North Dakota
The man who threw the first official pitch in the American League was also the first pitcher to win an American League game. This record-setting hurler spent three years playing baseball in North Dakota.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , February 09, 2013
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