1. In 1899, an F4 tornado hit Hartford, killing four people and causing severe damage to the town.
2. In 1935, the State of South Dakota purchased the Needles Highway from the U.S. Forest Service for $60,000.
3. In 1945, the South Dakota Army National Guard was federalized for World War II.
4. In 1989, the United States Department of the Interior designated the Mickelson Trail, a 109-mile-long rail trail, as a National Recreation Trail.
5. In 2012, the state of South Dakota celebrated its 123rd anniversary of statehood.
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