It has been said that one of the most difficult feats to perform in sports is to hit a pitched baseball with a bat. One athlete was so adept at this task that he was …
Wisconsin
Spread It Around
It was on 24 June, 1965, that advocates of colored Oleo Margarine won a significant battle at the State Capitol. Oleo margarine was available to Wisconsin consumers, but in a pale white variety, so as …
Rosebud
It was on 1 May, 1941, that the film ‘CITIZEN KANE’ had its premiere. The film was directed by Kenosha, Wisconsin native, Orson Welles, and would prove to be his most celebrated work in what …
Come Home, America
On 18 January, 1972, US Senator George McGovern (D-SD), announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. Prior to his election to the US Senate, McGovern had served in the US House of …
Turkey Day
On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation placing the celebration of Thanksgiving on the final Thursday of November. Lincoln was persuaded in part by the efforts of editorial writer Sarah Josepha Hale, …
The Fires of Hate
The last week of September is recognized as ‘Banned Books Week’. Banning books and burning books is nothing new, nor has it come to an end. Pictured above is an Anti-Russian protester in Kiev, Ukraine …
On Wisconsin
On 28 April 1938, Wisconsin Governor Philip LaFollette, son of legendary Wisconsin Governor Robert LaFollette and brother of Senator Robert (‘Young Bob’) Lafollette, used the UW-Madison Stock Pavilion as the venue to launch a new …
Nixon’s the One
3 April 1968, was the day that Richard Nixon won the Wisconsin Presidential Primary. Ten percent of the vote would go to California Governor, Ronald Reagan. Each ticket in which Nixon was a part would …
Dairy Farmer’s Daughter
6 March, marks the day that artist Georgia O’Keeffe, died in 1986. She was born in 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and attended High School in Madison. She began work as a commercial artist in …
Happy Days
15 January marks the debut of the television series, ‘HAPPY DAYS’ in 1974, which would remain on the air for 10 years. The program centered on the life and love of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, high school …