1. In 1932, the cornerstone of the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre was laid. The Capitol took 14 years to construct and is the largest building in the state, occupying over 180,000 square feet.

2. On October 14, 1890, the town of Wessington Springs was devastated by a tornado. Over 40 people were killed, and the town was left in ruins. The tornado remains one of the deadliest natural disasters in South Dakota history.

3. In 1924, the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills was begun. The memorial, which honors the Oglala Lakota warrior, is still under construction and is expected to be the largest mountain carving in the world when completed.

4. On October 14, 1867, Fort Randall was established on the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota. The fort served as a strategic military post until it was decommissioned in 1892.

5. In 1927, famous South Dakota author Laura Ingalls Wilder published her novel "Wings Over the River." The book tells the story of a young woman who becomes a pilot and was inspired by the author's own experiences watching planes fly over her home in De Smet.