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| Brief history of the Democratic party in the state of Wisconsin. |
| Brief biography of Helen Farnsworth Mears, the sculptress whose nine-foot statue, "Genius of Wisconsin," now stands in the WI state capitol. |
| Brief biography of Philip Danforth Armour who established one of the world's largest meat packing firms. |
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| Brief biography of Philip Danforth Armour who established one of the world's largest meat packing firms. |
| Brief biography of the Ho-Chunk Indian Family, Glory of the Morning Decorah and her children and grandchildren Spoon, Old, One-Eyed, and Waukon. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Brief summary of the Battle of Appomattox Court House where Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant. |
| Brief biography of Reuben Gold Thwaites |
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| Brief biography of Reuben Gold Thwaites managing editor of the WI State Journal and historian who was "the best known non-political man in Wisconsin." |
| Brief sumamtion of the Battle of Prairie du Chien. |
| Brief sumamtion of the Battle of Sandusky which took place in Sandusky, Ohio, a frontier outpost situated on Lake Erie. |
| Brief explanation of the General Allotment Act, the federal legislation that divided tribal lands into small parcels for individuals. |
| Brief entry on Paramount records, based out of Grafton, WI, which produced some of the nation's most important early blues recordings. |
| A brief history, starting in the early 20th century, of Wisconsin's roadways. |
| Fur Trader |
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| Brief bio of Augustin Grignon, a fur trader who ran a gristmill and flour mill at Kaukauna. |
| Brief explanation of the history of beer and breweries in Wisconsin. |
| Brief description of the Dow riots that took place in Madison during the Vietnam war and politicized thousands of previously apathetic students. |
| The Milwaukee Handicraft Project was a program of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) that employed women to make handmade products. |
| A brief description of the history of dining out as a cultural tradition in Wisconsin. |
| Brief history of the labor movement in Wisconsin. |
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