Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140324:13:30:00
After gold was discovered and the region began to fill up, some northerners wanted a capital closer to them and chose bismarck. instead of settling the dispute, members of the opposing groups went the congress and asked them to split the area in two, which they did. north and south dakota were admitted to the union as the 39th and 40th states on the same day in 1989, twins. although the two states are divided along the 46th parallel, they're pretty united in terms of their politics. both states have voted republican in every presidential election except lbj's landslide in '64. both states have...