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Jean Nicolet becomes the first European to reach Wisconsin.
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Lead mining begins in Wisonsin.
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Great Britain gains control of Wisconsin from the French.
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Wisconsin territory included Minnesota, Iowa, and part of the Dakotas. Its first governer was Henry Dodge.
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Wisconsin became the 30th state!
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Wisconsin’s African Americans are given the right to vote.
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The Peshtigo Forest Fire kills at least 2400 people. The rain and shores of Green Bay put the fire out.
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German and Japanese prisoners of war leave Wisconsin.
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The St. Lawrence Seaway opens, bringing international shipping to Wisconsin ports. Ships can go from Lake Superior all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Milwaukee is forced to to start desegregating schools.
