America's most memorialized woman was raised in what is now North Dakota. Eleven states proudly display life-sized statues erected in her likeness.

The only person with one leg to play major league baseball, later became a player and manager of a baseball team in Williston.

The air base in South Carolina, recognized as the "Airlift Capitol of the World" during the Berlin airlift, Korean War, and Cold War was named in honor of the first fighter pilot ace born in North Dakota.

Walt Disney featured seven films on his popular television show that were written by an author born and raised in North Dakota. 

America's first female rocket scientist was born and raised in North Dakota. Scientists credit her for "single-handedly saving America's space program".

In the 1830s, the first portraits of Native-American chiefs in all their splendor, were painted by a noted artist on the plains of what is now North Dakota.

North Dakota's first movie director was a woman. She got her start in the motion picture industry as an assistant director in a movie staring Mary Pickford.

A pilot, born and raised in North Dakota, shot down five German Luftwaffe airplanes during World War II in 15 minutes. This became a record for earning the title of "ace".

One of the founders of the city of Fargo later became a prospector. What he discovered turned out to be the "richest gold and silver deposit in the Yukon".

The "forward pass" in football was first implemented by a coach who began his career as the head coach at the North Dakota Agricultural College, now NDSU.

Read these and many other fascinating stories in Volume 8.