1. In 1889, the first South Dakota legislature met in Bismarck, North Dakota due to South Dakota not yet being recognized as a state. They would later move to Huron, South Dakota for their next session in 1890.

2. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, which ended prohibition of beer and wine. This act helped pave the way for the eventual repeal of prohibition as a whole in the United States.

3. In 1975, the University of South Dakota's men's basketball team made their first appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). They would eventually make it to the championship game but lost to the University of Louisville.

4. In 1985, the South Dakota legislature passed a bill that allowed state employees to donate part of their paychecks to the United Way without facing any penalties. This made it easier for state employees to contribute to charitable causes.

5. In 2014, the South Dakota legislature passed a bill that allowed for the construction of a new state veterans cemetery near Sioux Falls. It was the first state veterans cemetery to be built in South Dakota and would become a final resting place for many South Dakota veterans.