11 January marks the birthday of Harry Selfridge in 1858. Selfridge’s innovation, philosophy and drive, helped to revolutionize the retail business. Selfridge was born in Ripon, Wisconsin. His father joined the Union Army in the …
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They Were Not Forgotten
A diverse group took part in the first meeting of the Campus Workers Collective at Union South, and used the occasion to commemorate Sacco and Vanzetti. The crowd heard a compelling presentation by Assistant Professor …
Hail to the Chief
1 October marks the birthday of William Rehnquist in 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Rehnquist served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for nearly 19 years, making him the fourth-longest-serving Chief Justice. With the assistance …
One Day This War is Going to End
It was on 15 August, in 1979, that the film ‘Apocalypse Now’ made its debut to the American movie-going public. The film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, focuses on an Army Captain, played by Martin …
Master Builder
8 June marks the birthday of Frank Lloyd Wright in 1867. Wright was one of America’s most honored and recognized architects. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, attended Madison High School and …
Victory Day
9 May is recognized and celebrated as ‘Victory Day’, commemorating the day in which Nazi Germany was defeated by the Allied forces. The Badger State made a great contribution to the war effort… 332,200 Wisconsinites …
The Nature of Things
21 April marks the birthday of conservationist and nature writer John Muir, in 1838. He is frequently referred to as the ‘Father of the National Parks’, having petitioned the Congress for passage of the National …
April Congress Meeting
The University Staff Congress met on 18 April and among other business heard a briefing on the UW-Madison Master Plan from Gary Brown of the Department of Campus Planning and Landscape Architecture. University Staff are …
Golda Meir – This Week’s Women in History Profile
Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on March 17, 1969, after serving as Minister of Labor and Foreign Minister. Born in Tsarist Russia in 1898, Meir would later recall that her earliest memories were …
When Pride Still Mattered
2 February marks the day that Vince Lombardi accepted the position of head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers in 1959. As a head coach in the NFL, Lombardi never had a …