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On This Day in Wisconsin History wisconsinhistory.org/thisday/ Wisconsin Historical Society Joined December 2009-
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Aug 27, 1906. Wisconsin serial killer was born in La Crosse County on this day.
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Aug 25, 1864. WI's 36th Infantry took part in Second Battle of Ream's Station, VA. The majority had been killed, wounded, or taken prisoner.
Aug 25, 1835. Michigan incorporated the WI Internal Improvement Company to open communication b/w Green Bay & the Mississippi by land/water.
Aug 24, 1857. The Panic of 1857 led to a 3 year depression and many Wisconsin-based ventures collapsed.
Aug 23, 1965. Hubert Humphrey gave speech in Madison:"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
Aug 23, 1958. Frank W. Fisher, often called University of Wisconsin's No. 1 football fan, died in Janesville. He
Aug 22, 1920. Native Milwaukean runner Arlie Schardt won a gold medal in the 3,000-meter team race at the Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.
Aug 22, 1891. Oscar (Happy) Felsch, baseball player for the Chicago White Sox, was born in Milwaukee on this day.
Aug 21, 1851. The last execution under WI law happened on this day. John McCaffrey received the death penalty for murdering his wife.
Aw man, this is definitely my favorite--a kitten sitting atop a well-used radio: http://ow.ly/5thbA
On May 9, 1922, the Racine Times Call publishes a story on the early history of radio in the town of Racine. http://ow.ly/5tgCv
Women speak to women about their lives in two different radio programs in Wisconsin. Read the full story: http://ow.ly/5tgpy
Photograph from 1932 when a radio was installed at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison. Adorable! http://ow.ly/5ruA6
August 20th is National Radio Day! Check out this guy and his baller radio set. http://ow.ly/5rur2 I don't even say baller anymore...
Aug 19, 1988. UW-Madison received up to $12 million to establish the Engineering Research Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing.
Aug 19, 1908. Former WI governor Warren P. Knowles, Jr. was born in River Falls. http://ow.ly/5rtDw
Aug 19, 1864. On this day, the 7th Infantry captured 26 prisoners without any losses of their own at the Battle of Weldon Road, VA.
Aug 18, 1919. Elizabeth Mary Johnson Rusk, wife of WI Governor Jeremiah McLain Rusk, died in Viroqua, Vernon County.
Aug 18, 1893. Baseball Hall of Famer Burleigh Arland Grimes was born in Emerald, WI. He was known as the last legal spitball pitcher.
Aug 18, 1864. Wisconsin's 6th, 7th, 37th, 38th and 2nd Infantry took part in the Second Battle of Weldon Railroad in Virginia. #CivilWar
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