Brief description of the Dow riots that took place in Madison during the Vietnam war and politicized thousands of previously apathetic students. |
Brief description of the group who won control of the UW-Madison student government in the spring of 1978 and conducted a series of classic pranks. |
See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history. |
Historian and Educator |
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Brief biography of George Lachmann Mosse (1918-1999). |
Learn about the Gay Purge of 1962 that took place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Evening gown worn by Edith Evelyn Nelson to the University of Wisconsin's Junior Prom, c. 1923. (Museum object #1969.147.2) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Wooden Indian clubs used in the University of Wisconsin's Women's Physical Education Department classes, Madison, WI, c. 1900.(Museum object #1994.108.1-2) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Sheetmetal bucket with wooden handle. Collected cow manure for University of Wisconsin, Madison, nutrition experiments, 1907-1911.(Museum object #1992.103) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Cockwork study desk built by naturalist John Muir while at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1861-1863. (Museum object F1998.85.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Deauville-style chair used at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Memorial Union Terrace on Lake Mendota, 1930s. (Museum object #1982.271.9) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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University of Wisconsin student gym suit worn by George Williams, 1933-1934. (Museum object #2005.144.1.1-2) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Pink flamingo from the flock that graced Bascom Hill on on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, 1979. (Museum object #1979.302A-C) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Schlitz "Sunshine Vitamin D" Beer Can featuring Continental Can Co.'s new crown top design, 1936. (Museum Object 2011.77.1) |
The Gold Medal Victories of the U.S. Hockey Team and Wisconsin Speed Skater Eric Heiden |
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This article recollects the gold medal victories of the U.S. Hockey team and a Wisconsin speed skater in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. |
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