1865 - (Civil War) Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia, Ends
This was the final day of the Battle of Hatcher's Run during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia. The 5th, 6th, 7th, and 36th Wisconsin Infantry regiments participated in this battle, which extended the Union trenches three miles further toward the west side of Petersburg.
1867 - Laura Ingalls Wilder born
Wisconsin's most famous children's author, Laura Ingalls Wilder, was born this day near Pepin. Although her family moved away a year later, it subsequently returned in 1870 and remained until 1874. It is this period that is immortalized in her first book, Little House in the Big Woods.
1935 - Herbert Kohl Born
On this date U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was born in Milwaukee. Kohl received a BA in Business Administration from UW-Madison in 1956 and an MBA from Harvard in 1958. A businessman, president of an investment company, owner of a profesional basketball team, and former president of a business corporation, Kohl also served in the Army Reserve from 1958-1964. A democrat, he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1988 and reelected in 1994, 2000 and 2006. [Source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1997-98]
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