A look back at national, state and local history from this week in years past.
Local history
March 1896 - Drayton was founded in 1878 and became a village in 1888. “The Pioneer Express” newspaper out of Pembina, N.D., reports on March 13, 1896, that the people of Drayton voted the day before to become a city.
March 16, 1932 - “The Bismarck Tribune” prints the election results for the Drayton City ele…