After a humble start picking cotton in the fields of Alabama, Theodore Mack Sr.
Wisconsin History
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For more than a century, Mason Shoe Company’s been keeping pace with the footwear needs of Wisconsinites and their busy …
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In the late 19th century, a proliferation of Polish immigrants in the Badger State gave rise to the popularity of …
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Lorine Niedecker (1903-1970) was in high school when her English teacher inspired the Fort Atkinson student’s interest in poetry.
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Rest assured: There is no shortage of female history makers in the Badger State — as evidenced by Wisconsin Women …
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Mabel Watson Raimey (1895-1986) enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study English and become a teacher; when she graduated …
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When Ebenezer Cheseboro relocated to Wisconsin in 1839, there was no school for his deaf daughter, Ariadna – so he …
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In the Badger State, festival days have historically been good reason to gather with friends over culinary feats – like …
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Wisconsin has awarded its fluctuating number of electoral votes to the nation-wide winner a whopping 77% of the time.
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Nearly 1,200 people died after railroad workers inadvertently started a fire that obliterated the Wisconsin towns of Peshtigo and Brussels.
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The Badger State’s inaugural train trundled west on tracks between Milwaukee and Waukesha in 1847 – giving rise to reliable …
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The tradition of beer in Wisconsin has been brewing for nearly two centuries.
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Can you name Wisconsin’s only baseball team to win a major professional league title?The Racine Belles didn’t just win the …
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You may be thankful that it’s not election season anymore, but did you know how The Badger State impacted the …
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As kindergartners head back to school (or back online), parents in America have Wisconsin to thank.
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The storied relationship of Wisconsin and cheese began as a quick fix for dairy farmer’s excess milk.
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Wait … you mean to tell me there isn’t an overwhelming population of badger animals in the state of Wisconsin?
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Green Bay won’t be running out of toilet paper anytime soon
by Jan SchroderThe toilet paper craze of 2020 led many Americans to buy greater amounts of toilet paper than ever before.
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How Green Bay became ‘the toilet paper capital of the world’
by Chris ButschIn 1857, an American named Joseph Gayetty invented the first purpose-made toilet paper, but most Americans continued to use pages …
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Wisconsin’s favorite foam triangle and corresponding nickname didn’t originate here, or even in America.
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At 2:30AM the morning of February 27, 1904, a gas leak sparked a raging fire in our state capitol building.
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In 1848, the first paper mill opened on the Lower Fox River in Appleton, launching the industry that put Wisconsin …
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The Pfister Hotel is “a place where things happen,” says chief concierge Peter Mortensen. In his 30 years at the …
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Even before Jean Nicolet, the first European to explore the Great Lakes while seeking passage to the Orient, impressed Green …