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The Diamond A Ranch was one of several large outfits established in western South Dakota at the turn of the 20th century. The grasslands west of the Missouri River were still mostly un-fenced and the big-time cattle bosses could continue to operate almost as they had during the days of the great cattle drives decades before. Times changed but the Diamond A kept going until 1944. Producer Brian Gevik visits with a few of the 'ole cowboys.

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Before the games fire up on March 19th, learn more about the history of boys basketball in South Dakota by watching Kings of the Court.

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Before the games fire up on March 12th, learn more about the history of girls' basketball in South Dakota with the SDPB documentary Play Like A Girl.

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The documentary explores the history and culture of stained glass windows of South Dakota with expert and Humanities Scholar Dr. Barbara Johnson of Aberdeen. Many communities across the state have used stained glass windows to tell their stories - their connection to God, the homestead experience or life on the Great Plains.

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In this 2009 Dakota Life story, come visit the new Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center in Fort Pierre and meet the people who made the center a reality.

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On March 6, 1934, John Dillinger, known by the FBI as Public Enemy #1, came to Sioux Falls and robbed the Security National Bank. The bank robbery netted the gangsters nearly 50,000 dollars. We re-tell the robbery from inside the bank vault that Dillinger and his gang plundered.

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Take a look at the history behind quilting and its journey to the United States. Much of the focus looks at traditions and stories of quilt makers in South Dakota. Quilt Documentarian Mary Reecy Fitzgerald acted as a consultant on the project and is featured throughout the hour. The program looks at Star Quilts, caring for quilts and the future of quilting in America.

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Former Wilmot, South Dakota native, retired Navy Captain E. Royce Williams, is set to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor nearly 74 years after perhaps the longest aerial dogfight in U.S. military history.

In 2020, Old Guys and Their Airplanes host John Mollison presents a conversation with Capt. E. Royce Williams.

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Joe Foss - World War II ace, Medal of Honor recipient, Governor, football commissioner, TV show host, business executive - is one of South Dakota’s most famous sons.

Learn more about his story in the documentary American Ace.

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Take a look at the Badlands of South Dakota's geological "artforms" 75 million years in the making; the inhabitants who have called the area home; and modern-day preservation efforts.

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