History

On July 4, 1884, “The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World” was presented to Levi P. Morton (the U.S. minister …

Union Oyster House in Boston began serving food in 1826 and continues to this day.

In a groundbreaking discovery described in Current Biology, scientists have unearthed the world’s oldest amniote skin fossil in a cave …

The Great Seal of the United States of America, fashioned from brass and measuring 2 1/16 inches in diameter, made …

The first scheduled passenger flight was in 1914 from St.

In the 1940s a spare room on the fifth floor of the United States Supreme Court building was converted to …

After a humble start picking cotton in the fields of Alabama, Theodore Mack Sr.

For more than a century, Mason Shoe Company’s been keeping pace with the footwear needs of Wisconsinites and their busy …

In the late 19th century, a proliferation of Polish immigrants in the Badger State gave rise to the popularity of …

Lorine Niedecker (1903-1970) was in high school when her English teacher inspired the Fort Atkinson student’s interest in poetry.

Rest assured: There is no shortage of female history makers in the Badger State — as evidenced by Wisconsin Women …

Mabel Watson Raimey (1895-1986) enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study English and become a teacher; when she graduated …

When Ebenezer Cheseboro relocated to Wisconsin in 1839, there was no school for his deaf daughter, Ariadna – so he …

In the Badger State, festival days have historically been good reason to gather with friends over culinary feats – like …

Wisconsin has awarded its fluctuating number of electoral votes to the nation-wide winner a whopping 77% of the time.

Nearly 1,200 people died after railroad workers inadvertently started a fire that obliterated the Wisconsin towns of Peshtigo and Brussels.

The first free public school in the Badger State opened in 1845, thanks to the ingenuity of cheesehead Michael Frank.

The Badger State’s inaugural train trundled west on tracks between Milwaukee and Waukesha in 1847 – giving rise to reliable …

The sound of taps played at nightfall inevitably evokes nostalgia in the more than 14 million children who attend summer …

The tradition of beer in Wisconsin has been brewing for nearly two centuries.

American ginseng is a plant native to Wisconsin, and for generations Indians harvested its roots for their medicinal properties.

One of the most popular New Year’s traditions is making resolutions.

There’s less than 1,000 people living in town now, but when Wisconsin was first made into a territory, it chose …

What even is candy corn anyway? The popular sweet has been a staple for Halloween and trick-or-treaters since most people …

While we only typically see them battle on the college football field, did you know that, for nearly 20 years, …

Way up in the very northern part of Wisconsin, one of the first European settlements in the United States is …

Can you name Wisconsin’s only baseball team to win a major professional league title?The Racine Belles didn’t just win the …

You may be thankful that it’s not election season anymore, but did you know how The Badger State impacted the …

When the German tradition of decorated Christmas Trees made its way to America in the 1800s, the trees were lit …

The electric guitar has shaped the history of music in more ways than we could hope to fit in 100 …