1. The first Fourth of July celebration in South Dakota occurred in 1876, the same year as the state's centennial. The celebration included a procession of wagon trains, dances, speeches, and a grand ball.

2. In 1899, a group of Lakota Sioux leaders protested the Fourth of July parade in Deadwood, South Dakota. They argued that the holiday celebrated the oppression and genocide of Native American people, and requested that the parade be canceled or moved to a different date.

3. In 1915, the town of Hill City, South Dakota, held a unique celebration for the Fourth of July. The town's citizens constructed a large imitimation of Mount Rushmore, complete with the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.

4. On July 4, 1917, a massive fire destroyed much of the business district of the town of Milbank, South Dakota. The fire spread quickly due to a lack of firefighters and water, and resulted in the loss of several businesses and homes.

5. The Black Hills Playhouse, a renowned theater company in South Dakota, was founded on July 4, 1946. The playhouse has since become an iconic part of the state's cultural landscape, hosting productions by local and national theater companies.