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Publishers foreign desk, and she has the privilege of, no, that is wrong. Has the privilege of being introduced by lisa. [laughter] [applause] lisa good evening. That i am going to be the only person on this stage tonight who doesnt have a british accent. [laughter] lisa but i do have an accent, so you have to see if you can detect it at some point. [applause] [laughter] lisa if you asked him, lord dobbs would tell you that he never had a proper job. Yet, it was in his restless search, as he calls it, for this ideal job, that he just happened, happened to stumble upon some of the most wonderfu...

Two rival companies, one from dubuque, iowa, and one from st. Paul, minnesota, both set their sights on the sioux river falls is a town site and interestingly, both companies arrived within a few weeks of each other. There was speculation. They claimed land. They plotted off into lots and stuff and waited for settlers headed west to, and by lots in the town. That started in 1857, and really in the 1850s, they got along well with the indians who happened by here on their way to other places. And by 1860, there were 42 People Living in sioux falls. In the summer of 1862, there was some conflict ...

Man we must go back along it, many miles and many years. Watch the entire film sunday at 4 00 p. M. Eastern here on American History tv. Only on cspan3. Welcome to sioux falls, on American History tv. The falls of the Big Sioux River, is south dakotas largest city, with a population of about 175,000. With help from our Cable Partners, we will explore the citys rich history. Theng up, here about different groups of people who called the Northern Plains home over the past 300 years. Later, find out why sioux falls was abandoned just a few years after it was first settled. Now, we begin our look ...

Of the Big Sioux River. It runs through the middle of the city. Learn more about sioux falls all weekend here on American History tv. Man has lived on the site of what sioux falls is off and on for thousands of years. Most recently in the 1850s, two rival town companies, one from dubuque, iowa, and one from st. Paul, minnesota, both set their sights on the sioux river falls as a town site and interestingly, both companies arrived within a few weeks of each other. They established a town site. It was really speculation. They claimed land. They plotted off into lots and stuff and waited for sett...

John thune. His father was honored as a member of the best of a hall of fame. We asked him about constituent work, the economy and what events in the States History most interest him. Where were you born and raised . A little town west of here. It was named after a scottish cattle rancher called merle mckenzie. It was very much a step in place forpeople staffing place people who are heading to the black hills. A lot of motels, restaurants, filling stations and all of my siblings and my parents worked in one of those types of establishments every summer. What was it like growing up here in sout...