1865 - (Civil War) Battle of Averasborough, North Carolina
The 3rd, 21st, 22nd, 26th and 31st Wisconsin Infantry regiments and the 10th Wisconsin Light Artillery participated in this engagement during the Campaign of the Carolinas. A Confederate force of only 5,400 managed to hold off 26,000 Union troops until nightfall and then escape.
1883 - Gen. John Kellogg
On this date Iron Brigade general John Azor Kellogg died. He was born in Pennsylvania but moved with his family to Prairie du Sac in 1840; he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1857. During the Civil War, he served with the 6th Wisconsin Infantry from 1861 to 1865. As his unit fought in most of the well-known battles of the war, Kellogg advanced to the rank of colonel in 1864 and brigadier general in 1865. After the war, he settled in La Crosse but in 1876 he moved to Wausau and served as state senator from 1879 to 1880. He wrote several articles on army life, posthumously published in book form under the title Capture and Escape, a Narrative of Army and Prison Life(1908). [Source: Dictionary of Wisconsin Biography, SHSW 1960, pg. 201]
1904 - Racine Public Library Opens
On this date, the new Racine Public Library building at 7th and Main opened. This structure now houses the Racine Heritage Museum. [Source: Racine History Timeline]
1924 - Antonio "Tony" Navarra murdered in Rum War
On this date Antonio "Tony" Navarra was gunned down by a hired killer. Born in Sicily in 1906 and longtime resident of Madison's Greenbush neighborhood, Navarra presided over the Inner Council of Sicilians and sought to keep peace among the various factions engaging in illegal alcohol trade during Prohibition. With substantial income earned from his legitimate grocery business, he served as bail bondsman for the Regent Street gang. It was suspected that Navarra's murder was orchestrated by Tony Musso, leader of the rival Milton Street gang and a former lieutenant of Al Capone. [Source: From Bishops to Bootleggers: A Biographical Guide to Resurrection Cemetery, pg. 191]
1946 - Reedsville Wins WIAA State Tournament
On this date Reedsville High School, with an enrollment of 87 students, won the WIAA state basketball championship beating Eau Claire, 48-39. Reedsville, population 476, was the smallest community ever to win the then one-class tournament. [Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel online]
1967 - Sculptor Jean Pond Miner
On this date Jean Pond Miner Coburn died at the age of 101. A well-known sculptress during her time, Jean Pond Miner's statue "Forward" was placed at the north corner of Capitol Park in Madison in 1895. At the time of the World's Columbian Exposition, the Janesville Ladies Afternoon Club recommended Miner as a Wisconsin sculptress who might be featured at the Exposition's Wisconsin building. $8,000 was raised by Wisconsin women for this exhibit featuring local talent. The statue is now in the first floor lobby of the Wisconsin Historical Society headquarters in Madison. [Source: Famous Wisconsin Women, Vol. 6, SHSW Women's Auxiliary, 1976, pg. 4]
1987 - Ballpark Committee Formed
On this date the Greater Milwaukee Committee created a task force to study whether to renovate County Stadium or build a new ballpark. In April of the following year, the Task Force recommended the construction of a new stadium with a target completion date of 1992. The Task Force also narrowed the list of prospective sites to four locations: the Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee County grounds, Oak Creek and downtown near the Summerfest grounds. [Source: Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club and The Associated Press]
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