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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Parker Pen Company

1888

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

Wisconsin Sheep and Wool

1848

Podcast
Early Statehood (1848-1860)

Before the Dairy State: Wisconsin's Sheep Era

1848
Hedge Becker, Director of the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

First Privately Bought Airplane

1909

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Fastest Long-Distance Passenger Train

1935

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

St. Louis Cardinals Almost Moved to Milwaukee

1953

Podcast
Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Wisconsin's Fighter Pilots

1917
Gregory Krueger, Curator of Exhibits at Wisconsin Veterans Museum

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Wisconsin's Fighter Pilots

1917

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Wisconsin Territory (1836-1847)

Canal from Milwaukee to Mississippi River

1836

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Largest Fire Truck Producer

1913

Wisconsin Artifacts
Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Wisconsin Artifacts Episode 2: Carolina Parrot Bird Card

1888

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Milwaukee Police Bombing

1917

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Kissel Gold Bug

1919

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French Exploration (1634-1763)

The History of Holy Hill

1673

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Former World's Deepest Iron Mine

1886

Podcast
Early Statehood (1848-1860)

The Wisconsin State Fair: 175 Years of Tradition

1851
Tom Zimmerman, Wisconsin State Fair Historian

Wisconsin Artifacts
Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Wisconsin Artifacts Episode 1: The Sporting News

1966

Podcast
Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

The National Mustard Museum

1992
Barry Levenson, Founder of the National Mustard Museum

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Statues at US Capitol

1929

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

National Mustard Museum

1992

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Founding of Greendale

1936

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

History of Neenah Foundry

1872

Podcast
Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

Things You Didn’t Know About Wisconsin (With Wisconsin History Unlocked)

2026
The Cabin Pod

Podcast
Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

EAA: Wisconsin as the Center of the Aviation World

1953
Dick Knapinski, Director of Communications at EAA

Podcast
Revolutionary Era (1764-1786)

Wisconsin and the Revolutionary War

1776
Marc Storch, Historical Researcher at Wisconsin Veteran's Museum

Podcast
Gilded Age (1866-1900)

The Milwaukee Soldiers Home: Civil War Legacy in Wisconsin

1867
Peter Zanghi, President of the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance Board of Directors

Podcast
Gilded Age (1866-1900)

The Courtney Woolen Mill

1880
Tom Courtney, Former Owner of Courtney Woolen Mill

Podcast
Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Yerkes Observatory: The Birthplace of Modern Astrophysics

1897
Walt Chadick, Director of Programs at Yerkes Observatory

Podcast
Civil War (1861-1865)

Wisconsin and the Civil War

1861
Doug Dammann, Content Manager at Civil War Museum

Podcast
Early Statehood (1848-1860)

Behind the Walls of Waupun

1851
Zachary Dickhut, Curator at Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum

Podcast
Gilded Age (1866-1900)

The Great Hygeia Spring War

1892
John Schoenknecht, Waukesha Historian

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Wisconsin Pearling Business

1889

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Wisconsin Territory (1836-1847)

Oldest Fourth of July Celebrations

1836

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Revolutionary Era (1764-1786)

Wisconsin and the Revolutionary War

1776

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Cheese Puff Invention

1936

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

No Bar Exam Requirement

1870

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Gerald Ford Almost a Packer

1935

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

North Point Water Tower

1873

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Milwaukee Soldier's Home

1867

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

AL Founder and World Series Creator (Henry Killilea)

1900

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Modern Portrayal of Santa Claus

1923

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

First Gluten Free Beer

2005

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Mars Cheese Castle History

1947

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Northwest Territory (1787-1835)

Egg Harbor Name

1825

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

History of Kwik Trip

1965

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

First Socialist in Congress

1910

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Ringling Brothers Circus

1884

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Cream Puff History

1924

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

First State with Income Tax

1911

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Mitchell Park Domes

1959

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

The Rise and Fall of Schlitz

1849

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Wisconsin Territory (1836-1847)

Why is Milwaukee Known as "Cream City"?

1836

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Worst Tornado in Wisconsin

1899

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

History of Wisconsin Dells

1857

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Last Whaleback Ship

1896

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

History of Culver's

1984

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Bernie Brewer's Origins

1970

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Why Wisconsin is Called "America's Dairyland"

1940

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Flag Day Origins

1885

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

First Team to Switch Leagues

1998

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Civil War (1861-1865)

Wisconsin and the Civil War

1861

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Wisconsin Declared War on Union?

1967

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Civil War (1861-1865)

Youngest Civil War Soldier

1862

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

The Lady Elgin Disaster

1860

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Oshkosh Fire of 1875

1875

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Wisconsin: First State to Ratify the 19th Amendment

1919

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Wisconsin's Worst Earthquake

1947

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

World's Largest Water Pump

1888

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

Wisconsin's Oldest Prison

1851

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Appleton's Ravines

1900

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

The Bay View Massacre

1886

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Menomonee River Valley

1870

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

The Great Hygeia Spring War

1892

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Milwaukee's Automobile History

1900

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Civil War (1861-1865)

Milwaukee: World's Largest Wheat Shipper

1862

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Wisconsin Chair Company

1888

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Earth Day Founding

1970

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

First Unemployment Compensation Law

1932

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Wisconsin Territory (1836-1847)

Wisconsin Legislature Shooting

1842

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Northwest Territory (1787-1835)

Zachary Taylor in Wisconsin

1829

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Wisconsin Territory (1836-1847)

Wisconsin's First Capital

1836

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

The Cheese League

1984

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Lloyd Street Grounds

1895

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Milwaukee's Deadliest Fire

1883

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Toilet Paper Capital of the World

1901

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

Milwaukee Restaurant With Dolphins

1979

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Wisconsin NBA Teams Besides Milwaukee Bucks

1938

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

The Ice Bowl

1967

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

First Sports Illustrated Cover

1954

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Law to Stop Milwaukee from Expanding

1955

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Boston Braves Move to Milwaukee

1953

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Baltimore Orioles Were Almost the Milwaukee Brewers

1953

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

The Milwaukee Brewers Became the Baltimore Orioles

1901

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

First Ever Highway Numbering System

1918

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World War II (1941-1945)

Packers-Bears Playoff History

1941

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

Most Complete Woolly Mammoth Skeleton

1994

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Blender Invention

1922

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

The Rave Pool

1927

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

NHL Team in Milwaukee

1990

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

The Babcock Test

1890

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

First Successful Streetcars

1886

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Wisconsin State Fair River

1892

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Wisconsin Territory (1836-1847)

Wisconsin Could Have Been a State Earlier

1846

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

UFO Capital of Wisconsin

1987

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

Metric System in Wisconsin?

1975

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Medieval Chapel in Milwaukee

1966

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Soviet Spacecraft Debris in Manitowoc

1962

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

First Law Requiring Seatbelts

1961

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

County Stadium: First Stadium From Public Funds

1953

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Margarine Ban

1895

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

Wisconsin's First State Fair

1851

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Bombing of Sterling Hall

1970

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Little Bohemia Lodge Shootout

1934

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

History of Milwaukee's Jones Island

1870

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Prehistoric Wisconsin (before 1634)

America's Last Intaglio Effigy Mound

1000

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

History of the Summerfest Grounds

1968

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Eagle Diamond Heist

1876

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Packers Almost Leaving in 1950

1950

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World War II (1941-1945)

USS Wisconsin

1941

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French Exploration (1634-1763)

Wisconsin's First Thanksgiving

1634

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

1904 Burning of the Wisconsin State Capitol Building

1904

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

First Hydroelectric Power Plant

1882

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Malted Milk's Popularity

1883

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Typewriter and QWERTY Keyboard Invention

1867

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

St. Croix River Log Jam

1886

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

Jimmy Hoffa Buried in Milwaukee?

1975

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Ice Cream Sundae Invention

1881

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Les Paul Pioneer of the Electric Guitar

1915

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Deadliest Wildfire in Recorded History

1871

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

1975

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Northwest Territory (1787-1835)

How La Crosse Got Its Name

1805

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Wisconsin: Serial Killer State?

1957

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Green Bay Packers First Ever Loss

1919

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Joseph Stalin's Daughter Lived in Wisconsin

1970

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Civil War (1861-1865)

The Story of Old Abe

1861

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Prehistoric Wisconsin (before 1634)

Native American Canoes in Madison

1000

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Milwaukee City Hall: Once the United States' Tallest Inhabitable Building

1895

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Former Wisconsin NFL Teams

1922

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World War II (1941-1945)

WWII POW Camps in Wisconsin

1942

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Northwest Territory (1787-1835)

Origins of the Badger Name

1830

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Prehistoric Wisconsin (before 1634)

Milwaukee Formation: One of America's Most Diverse Fossil Sites

1000

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

How Wisconsin Helped This Escaped Slave to Freedom

1854

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Milwaukee's Hidden Lake

1912

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

First Legal Forward Pass in Football

1906

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Yerkes Observatory

1897

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Harley-Davidson Founding

1903

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

First African American to Run For President

1904

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

JFK Jr. Conceived in Wisconsin?

1960

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

First Ever State Basketball Tournament

1905

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

The Hodag Story

1893

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World War II (1941-1945)

This Building Helped Create the Atomic Bomb

1942

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Wisconsin's Crucial Role in Moon Landings

1969

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Prehistoric Wisconsin (before 1634)

Aztalan State Park

900

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

America's First Kindergarten

1856

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Milwaukee is the World's Frozen Custard Capital

1938

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

Abraham Lincoln Speech At the Wisconsin State Fair

1859

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

The History of "On, Wisconsin!"

1909

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Third Ward Fire of 1892

1892

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

First and Last Socialist Mayors of a Major City

1910

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

The Republican Party Was Founded in Wisconsin

1854

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

One-Yard Markers Invention

1954

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Bowling Capital of America

1905

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Civil War (1861-1865)

Northernmost Confederate Cemetery

1862

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

World's Largest Block of Cheese

1964

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Borchert Field in Milwaukee

1888

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

Is The Pfister Hotel Haunted?

1893

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Wisconsin Territory (1836-1847)

Why Doesn't Wisconsin Control The UP?

1836

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

Dungeons & Dragons Invention

1974

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

Elvis Breaks Up Fight in Madison

1977

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

First ESPN Broadcast

1979

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Teddy Roosevelt Assassination Attempt Part 2

1912

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Teddy Roosevelt Assassination Attempt Part 1

1912

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Gilded Age (1866-1900)

The Gideon Bible Inception

1898

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Modern Wisconsin (1971-Present)

The History of Cheeseheads

1987

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Progressive Era (1901-1918)

Oldest Operating Motor Speedway in the World

1903

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

Thomas Jefferson's Child Buried in Madison

1852

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Modern Snowmobile Invention

1924

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Wisconsin Has the Busiest Airport in the World

1970

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Roaring Twenties and Great Depression (1919-1940)

Al Capone in Wisconsin

1927

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Civil War (1861-1865)

The History of Camp Randall

1861

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

Only Execution in Wisconsin

1851

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Northwest Territory (1787-1835)

War of 1812 in Wisconsin

1814

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World War II (1941-1945)

Manitowoc Submarines in WWII

1941

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Wisconsin Territory (1836-1847)

Milwaukee Bridge War

1845

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Early Statehood (1848-1860)

How Did Wisconsin Get Its Name?

1848

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Postwar Wisconsin (1946-1970)

Nuclear Missiles in Wisconsin

1958

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