{"slug": "south-dakota", "label": "South Dakota", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1211", "qid": "Q1211", "description": "state of the United States of America", "entries": 11, "years": 10, "span": [1679, 1972], "span_label": ["1679 CE", "1972 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "u-s-state", "label": "U.S. state", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "president-of-the-united-states", "label": "President of the United States", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "washington-state", "label": "Washington (state)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "montana", "label": "Montana", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "grover-cleveland", "label": "Grover Cleveland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "united-states-congress", "label": "United States Congress", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "north-america", "label": "North America", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "george-washington", "label": "George Washington", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "minnesota", "label": "Minnesota", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1679, "year_label": "1679 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "April 10", "text": "April 10 – A total eclipse of the Sun takes place over North America, with its peak over the region occupied by the Lakota Sioux people in modern-day South Dakota.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366669253#April–June", "title": "1679", "revid": 1366669253, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1838, "year_label": "1838 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 4", "text": "July 4 – In the United States, the Iowa Territory is formally established, following the signing of a bill by President Martin Van Buren on June 12. In addition to Iowa, which will become a state on December 28, 1846, the Territory also includes most of what will become the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Robert Lucas, former Governor of Ohio, takes office as the first Territorial Governor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360381946#July–September", "title": "1838", "revid": 1360381946, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1889, "year_label": "1889 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 22", "text": "February 22 – President Grover Cleveland signs the Enabling Act of 1889, admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367594292#February", "title": "1889", "revid": 1367594292, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1889, "year_label": "1889 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 2", "text": "November 2 – North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states, respectively.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367594292#November", "title": "1889", "revid": 1367594292, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1925, "year_label": "1925 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "October 1", "text": "October 1 – The United States Congress grants permission for Gutzon Borglum to begin constructing Mount Rushmore National Memorial on federal land in South Dakota.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367485783#October", "title": "1925", "revid": 1367485783, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1927, "year_label": "1927 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "October 4", "text": "October 4 – Carving of the sculptures at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, begins.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370012373#October", "title": "1927", "revid": 1370012373, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1930, "year_label": "1930 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 4", "text": "July 4 – The dedication of George Washington's sculpted head is held at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373315156#July", "title": "1930", "revid": 1373315156, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1931, "year_label": "1931 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "January 2", "text": "January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310518#January", "title": "1931", "revid": 1371310518, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1933, "year_label": "1933 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 11", "text": "November 11 – Dust Bowl: In South Dakota, a very strong dust storm (\"the great black blizzard\") strips topsoil from desiccated farmlands (one of a series of disastrous dust storms this year).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371108771#November", "title": "1933", "revid": 1371108771, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1941, "year_label": "1941 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "October 31", "text": "October 31 – The last day of carving on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372706275#October", "title": "1941", "revid": 1372706275, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1972, "year_label": "1972 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 9", "text": "June 9 – The Black Hills flood kills 238 in South Dakota.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371514417#June", "title": "1972", "revid": 1371514417, "section": "Events › June"}}]}