South Dakota divorce capital of the country

While the rest of early 20th century America only granted a divorce on the grounds of adultery, Sioux Falls allowed it for 6 different issues and granted them to anyone who had resided in the city for more than 3 months. (Both Sioux Falls and crumbling marriages were both so popular during this time that between 1889 and 1909, a whopping 6,000 divorces were granted!