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On This Day: July 19
1832 - Dodge and Henry pursue the British Band
On this date General James Henry and Colonel Henry Dodge found the trail of the British Band and began pursuit of Black Hawk and the Sauk Indians. Before leaving camp, the troops were told to leave behind any items that would slow down the chase. The troops camped that evening at Rock River, 20 miles east of present day Madison. Some sources place this event on July 18, 1832. [Source: Along the Black Hawk Trail by William F. Stark, p. 119]
1938 - Circus Performance in Janesville
On this date the Barnes-Sells Floto Circus, with acts from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, such as Frank "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Buck and his Caravan of Recently Captured Beasts from Distant Wilds and Gargantua the Great, "Largest and Most Ferocious Gorilla Ever Seen on this Continent," played in Janesville. This is just one of many circuses that called Wisconsin home or visited Wisconsin cities. [Source: Janesville Gazette]
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