Several historical occurrences of note took place on this day, August 9:
- In 1945 a United States B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
- In 1936 the American track star Jesse Owens won his 4th Olympic gold medal in Berlin.
- In 1974 Richard Nixon's resignation became effective at noon and Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as the nation's 38th chief executive.
Some local happenings in the old home town were found to be newsworthy in the "The Progress" 100 years ago:
- Sheldon is a banner auto town with one automobile to every fifteen men, women, and children and we believe there is not another town in the state that can show such a large percentage of buzz wagons.
- A South Dakota farmer and his wife were making a trip from their drought stricken area to their former residence in this state by auto. He had placed his movables on two wheels of a wagon and fastened the contraption to the rear of his automobile as a trailer and were sailing along in great style, quite a novel sight.
- For over fifteen years the presses at "The Progress" printery have been operated by hand. A new gas engine was installed yesterday and this is the first issue in the history of the institution that has not been literally gotten out by the sweat of the brow.
