On this date in 1982, Jeanne and Gary Strom of Moorhead unexpectedly welcomed triplets—two girls and a boy—on their wedding anniversary, eleven weeks early but all doing well under hospital care.

Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:

By CATHY MAUK, Staff Writer

Jeanne and Gary Strom had planned to celebrate their wedding anniversary Monday by going out to dinner.

Things didn’t work out that way.

Instead, Mrs. Strom went into labor early Monday morning and at 8 a.m. delivered triplets at St. Luke’s Hospitals in Fargo — two girls, Amy and Ashley, and a son, Alex.

“Top that as an anniversary gift,” said Mrs. Strom, 2308 11st S., Moorhead. “Those kids were quite a present.”

And a surprise present at that. The Stroms had been expecting twins; an ultrasound exam

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