1. In 1913, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly approved the establishment of the North Dakota Agricultural College, now known as North Dakota State University.

2. On November 24, 1950, the first known sighting of a UFO in North Dakota occurred. Two men reported seeing a large, bright object in the sky that moved silently and very fast.

3. A devastating blizzard hit North Dakota on November 24, 1983, causing whiteout conditions that led to multiple car accidents and major power outages.

4. On November 24, 1991, the movie "Grumpy Old Men," which was filmed in Minnesota and North Dakota, was released in theaters. It starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon as feuding neighbors in a small, fictional North Dakota town.

5. In 2014, the North Dakota football team won their first-ever division I FCS playoff game on November 24 by defeating Montana State 29-27. The team went on to reach the FCS quarterfinals that year.