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An interactive version of this timeline will be published to the web
in the future.
1858 – The first newspaper in what’s now South Dakota
was published. It was called the “Dakota Democrat.”
1861 – The second newspaper called the “Weekly
Dakotan” was published in Yankton. It is still published today as the
‘Press and Dakotan.”
1874 – Scientist exploring with George Custer found
gold in the Black Hills.
1878 – South Dakota’s second largest paper the
“Rapid City Journal” was first published. Originally it was called the
“Black Hills Journal.”
1887 – The “Argus” and the “Leader” combined forming
the “Sioux Falls Argus Leader.” It is the largest South Dakota
newspaper.
1889 – South Dakota became a state.
1890 – Pierre became the state capital winning the
election over Huron.
1927 – WNAX, a Yankton Radio Station, got its start.
1938 – Gladys Pyle of Huron elected as the first
woman United States Senator of South Dakota.
1953 – KELO of Sioux Falls was the first TV station
in South Dakota.
1955 – KOTA of Rapid City became the first TV
station of western South Dakota.
1972 – Terrible June 9th flood in Rapid City caused
238 deaths.
1972 – George McGovern of the Mitchell area won the
Democratic Party’s nomination for President.
1973 – About 150 members of a group called American
Indian Movement took over
Wounded Knee to protest conditions on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
1993 – Governor George Mickelson died in the crash
of a state-owned airplane.
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