South Dakota

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
11/16/1743	Exploring South Dakota	Exploration of this area began when Louis-Joseph and François Verendrye came from France in search of a route to the Pacific.
11/16/1803	The Louisiana Purchase	The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State, James Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land
11/16/1873	Settlement of South Dakota	Settlement of South Dakota did not begin in until the arrival of the railroad and the discovery of gold in the Black Hills in 1874.
11/12/1889	South Dakota became a state	North and South Dakota separates. South Dakota becomes the 40th state to be amitted in to the Union
12/29/1890	Wounded Knee Massacre	The last major armed conflict between the United States and the Lakota Sioux Nation, the massacre resulted in the deaths of at least 146 Sioux, many of them women and children.
01/01/1897	Custer state Park	The park is South Dakota's largest and first state park, named after Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer.The park is home to a famous herd of 1500 free roaming bison, elk, mule deer, etc.
01/01/1927	Mount Rushmore	Carving began in 1927 and finally was completed in 1941 It created a lasting tribute in grand form of these 4 former presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
01/01/1930	Dust Bowl	Fertile topsoil was blown away in massive dust storms, and several harvests were completely ruined. The general economic effects of the Great Depression, resulted in many South Dakotans leaving the state.
01/01/1933	Sioux Falls Pheasants	The Pheasants are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.
01/01/1944	Flood Control Act of 1944	Enacted in the 2nd session of the 78th Congress, is U.S. legislation that authorized the construction of numerous dams and modifications to previously existing dams as well as levees across the United States.
01/01/1948	Crazy Horse Memorial	It represents Crazy Horse, an Oglala Lakota warrior, riding a horse and pointing into the distance. Still far from completion if completed, it may become the world's largest sculpture, as well as the first non-religious statue to hold this record since 1967
01/01/1989	Sioux Falls Skyforce	The Skyforce began in the CBA in 1989. They participated in four CBA championship finals, winning the championship trophy in 1996 and 2005. They also hosted the CBA All-Star Game three times; in 1996, 2000 and 2003.
01/01/2005	State Taxes	South Dakota has the lowest per capital total state tax rate in the United States.The state does not levy personal or corporate income taxes
01/01/2007	Gold mine	The site of the recently closed Homestake gold mine near Lead was chosen as the location of a new underground research facility.
08/04/2007	Sioux Falls Storm(football)	The Storm defeated the Lexington Horsemen for the second United Bowl in a row, 62 to 59. With 19 seconds left to go in the game