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Eriksmoen: Former North Dakota coach worked to get Roosevelt re-elected 
A former North Dakota football coach abandoned his career to try to help a former North Dakota rancher retake the White House.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , May 25, 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: ‘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
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: 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: Man of firsts in Minnesota was second white North Dakotan
The second white man to become a permanent resident of North Dakota (Joseph Rolette was first) also became the holder of a number of original records in another state.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , February 02, 2013
Eriksmoen: Accusations during WWI tore small communities apart
During World War I, North Dakota was a hotbed of accusations, and several people were charged with violating the recently passed Espionage Act.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , January 26, 2013
Eriksmoen: North Dakota pastor arrested ‘for violation of Espionage Act’
In 1918, a North Dakota pastor was sentenced to prison for three years for allegedly violating the Espionage Act of 1917.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , January 19, 2013
Eriksmoen: North Dakota composer was originally a medical doctor
The man who composed the music to the North Dakota State Song and the college song for North Dakota State University was a former medical doctor who lost his Fargo practice after a fire destroyed all of his medical records and equipment.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , January 05, 2013
Eriksmoen: First to represent North Dakota in House endorsed Democrat for president
The first person to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House, a conservative Republican, later endorsed Democrat Woodrow Wilson for president.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , December 15, 2012
Eriksmoen: Horrific murder of North Dakotan made headlines
The 1931 horrific murder of an “attractive and bright” 24-year-old woman from North Dakota grabbed the attention of the nation.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , November 17, 2012
Eriksmoen: Founder of Grand Forks Herald wielded political influence in North Dakota
From 1882 to 1906, Republican kingpin Alexander McKenzie and his lieutenants controlled most of the political decisions made in northern Dakota Territory, and later in North Dakota.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , November 10, 2012
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