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First Exploration
Jean Nicolet explores Green Bay. The actual date in 1634 is unknown. -
French trading post established in Ashland
A Roman Catholic post was established as well. Ashland is a port city on Chequamegon Bay. -
First cottage industry cheese factory
It was established by Mrs. Anne Pickett. She used milk from her neighbor's cows. -
Wisconsin established as a state
It was the 30th state to enter the Union -
U-W Madison's First Class
UW-Madison has over 421,000 living alumni -
Republican Party is born in Wisconsin
It happened in a meeting in a schoolhouse at Ripon by a man named Alvan Bovay -
First Kindergarten
It was taught by Margarethe Meyer Schurz in Watertown, WI -
Laura Ingalls Wilder is born
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born near Pepin, WI, in a log cabin, known in her books as the "Little House in the Big Woods." -
Peshtigo Fire
The worst forest fire in North American history killed over a thousand. -
Green Bay Packers football team founded
