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A French Canadian explorer, Pierre Gaultier de la Verendrye, led the first group of Europeans to see what is now North Dakota.
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The first school in North Dakota opens in Pembina.
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The US creates the Dakota Territory
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The first railroad in North Dakota reaches the Missouri River.
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North Dakota becomes the 39th State.
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Severe droughts start to strike the Great Plains.
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Construction begins on the Garrison Dam
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Oil is discovered near Tigoa
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A plant opens to convert lignite to natural gas.
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Oil companies begin drilling in western North Dakota.
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