PIERRE – Two lacquer radio transcription discs, held in the collections of the South Dakota State Historical Society-Archives at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, broadcast the June 7, 1941, ...

Overcast skies gripped Tokyo Bay on an early September morning 80 years ago. Naval ships anchored in the harbor rocked ever slightly as officials representing the United States and Japan gathered on ...

During the first half of the twentieth century, the battleship was the hallmark vessel of naval warfare. Heavily armed and heavily armored, navies around the world invested heavily in the battleship ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — This summer marks the 55th year of the Battleship Memorial Museum in Sioux Falls that highlights the World War II exploits of the USS South Dakota. But the museum itself is ...

May 17—"South Dakota saw extensive action during World War II; immediately upon entering service in mid-1942. ... she was sent to the south Pacific to reinforce Allied forces waging the Guadalcanal ...

The Battleship South Dakota Memorial Foundation board is inviting the public to celebrate the first USS South Dakota Day of Honor this weekend at Battleship South Dakota Memorial. The celebration will ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — The USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial begins its 55th season as a military museum this week. A new exhibit on loan from Sturgis combines riding the open road with sailing ...