(Encyclopedia) Corn Belt, major agricultural region of the U.S. Midwest where corn acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Located…
(Encyclopedia) Missouri River basin project, comprehensive plan authorized in 1944 for the coordinated development of water resources of the Missouri River and its tributaries, draining an area of c.…
Senate Years of Service: 1939-1951 Party: Republican GURNEY, John Chandler (Chan), a Senator from South Dakota; born in Yankton, S.Dak., May 21, 1896; attended the public schools; during the…
Senate Years of Service: 1987-2005Party: DemocratDASCHLE, Thomas Andrew, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Aberdeen, S. Dak. on December 9, 1947; attended private and…
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1909Party: RepublicanKITTREDGE, Alfred Beard, a Senator from South Dakota; born in Nelson, Cheshire County, N.H., March 28, 1861; attended the public schools;…
Senate Years of Service: 1979-1997Party: RepublicanPRESSLER, Larry Lee, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Humboldt, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., March 29, 1942; graduated…
Senate Years of Service: 1891-1901; 1901-1901Party: Populist; RepublicanKYLE, James Henderson, a Senator from South Dakota; born near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, on February 24, 1854; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Fort AbercrombieFort Abercrombieăbˈərkrŏmˌbē, –krŭmˌbē [key], U.S. army post on the west bank of the Red River, at Abercrombie, N.Dak.; est. 1858. Built to protect settlers in the Red…
(Encyclopedia) Yankton, city (1990 pop. 12,703), seat of Yankton co., extreme SE S.Dak., on the Missouri River; inc. 1869. A railroad and trade center in an agricultural region, it has grain…
imprisoned activistBorn: September 12, 1944Birthplace: Grand Forks, North Dakota Leonard Peltier is a carpenter, welder, and American Indian Movement (AIM) leader whose imprisonment since 1977 is…
