Today is the 306th day of 2023 and the 41st day of autumn. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1889, after the Omnibus Bill divided the Dakota Territory, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states, respectively. In 1947, aircraft designer Howard Hughes piloted his “Spruce Goose,” the largest flying wooden plane ever built, on its maiden (and only) flight. In 1983, President…