North Dakota History

Henry Hudson claimed Hudson Bay watershed for England, it included eastern North Dakota

1610

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hudson

1797) English explorer, David Thompson, mapped northern part of state

1797

http://history.nd.gov/historicsites/thompson/index.html

Lewis and Clark expedition arrived at Fort Mandan.

1806

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Mandan

The Dakota Territory officially organized William Jayne is now the first governor

1861

http://history.nd.gov/textbook/unit3_2_intro.html

Influenza epidemic in North Dakota killed 2,700.

1918

http://ndstudies.gov/gr8/content/unit-iii-waves-development-1861-1920/lesson-4-alliances-and-conflicts/topic-11-great-war-1917-1918/section-5-influenza

The highest and lowest temperatures recorded

1936

http://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2016/02/1936-coldest-winter-ever/