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South Dakota: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceMonthMaxYearPlaceMinYearPlaceJan.791921Spearfish–571916Camp CrookFeb.791896Vermillon–581936McIntoshMarch961943Tyndall–351996Antelope Ranger…

Hastings, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Hastings. 1 City (2020 pop. 3,013), seat of Barry co., SW Mich; inc. 1865. The town is situated on the Thornapple River and was…

Huron, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Huron Huron hy&oobreve;rˈänˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 14,263), seat of Beadle co., E central S.Dak.,…

Lawrence, Ernest Orlando

(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901–58, American physicist, b. Canton, S. Dak., grad. Univ. of South Dakota, 1922, Ph.D. Yale, 1925. Affiliated with the Univ. of California from 1928 onward…

Fargo

(Encyclopedia) Fargo, city (2020 pop. 125,990), seat of Cass co., E N.Dak., at the head of navigation on the Red River, opposite Moorhead, Minn.; inc.…

South Saint Paul

(Encyclopedia) South Saint Paul, city (1990 pop. 20,197), Dakota co., SE Minn., a suburb of St. Paul, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1887. It was long known for its large stockyards and meatpacking…

Cosi fan tutte <br/>(“They All Do It”)

Music:Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLibretto:Lorenzo da PontePremiere:Vienna, January 26, 1790 Mozart's final comic opera, Cosi fan tutte, a laughing look at the twists and turns of romantic love,…

McGovern, George Stanley

(Encyclopedia) McGovern, George StanleyMcGovern, George Stanleyməgŭvˈərn [key], 1922–2012, U.S. senator from South Dakota (1963–81), b. Avon, S.Dak. He was a decorated B-24 bomber pilot during World…

Ojibwa

(Encyclopedia) OjibwaOjibwaōjĭbˈwāˌ, –wə [key] or ChippewaChippewachĭpˈəwäˌ, –wə [key], group of Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan…

Rupert's Land

(Encyclopedia) Rupert's Land, Canadian territory held (1670–1869) by the Hudson's Bay Company, named for Prince Rupert, first governor of the company. Under the charter granted (1670) to the company…