Moon landing, women’s suffrage exhibits open in Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. – New exhibits on the moon landing and women’s suffrage are opening at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that bbjects commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing will be on display until the end of July. The exhibit includes fragments of moon rocks and small state flags that were flown to the moon.

The women’s suffrage exhibit will be open until summer 2020. Women first gained the right to vote in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was enacted. American Indian women were granted voting rights with citizenship in 1924.

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Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com