1864 - (Civil War) Battle of Dalton, Georgia, Begins
The Battle of Dalton began in Georgia. Skirmishing and intense fighting occurred over the next several days. The 1st, 10th, 24th and 26th Wisconsin Infantry regiments participated in this battle.
1892 - First Public Dance Held in Ironton
On this date the first public dance was held in the town of Ironton, in Sauk County. The event took place at Hessey and Hatton's store building. A four-piece band provided dance music for over 100 couples. [Source: The "B" Book II, Tony Woiak, pg. 99]
1922 - Ice Storm Wreaks Havoc
Unprecedented freezing rain and snow assaulted the Midwest February 21-23, 1922. In Wisconsin the central and southern parts of the state were most severely affected, with the counties between Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan south to Racine being hardest hit. Ice coated trees and power lines, bringing them down and cutting off electricity, telephone and telegraph services. Cities were isolated, roads were impassible, rivers rose, streets and basements flooded, and train service stopped or slowed.
Near Little Chute a passenger train went off the rails, injuring several crew members. Appleton housed 150 stranded traveling salesmen, near Plymouth a sheet of river ice 35 feet long and nearly three feet thick washed onto the river bank, while in Sheboygan police rescued a flock of chickens and ducks from their flooded coop and a sick woman from her flooded home.
Icy streets caused numerous automobile accidents, but the only reported deaths were a team of horses in Appleton that were electrocuted by a fallen power line.
Sources: Wisconsin newspaper accounts, February 22 and 23, including the Appleton Post-Crescent, the Sheboygan Press, Waukesha Daily Freeman, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern.
1934 - Italian Women's Mutual Association Founded
On this date the Italian Women's Mutual Association was founded in Madison. The group's purpose was to foster increased social understanding while offering mutual aid to members in need. [Source: Bishops to Bootleggers: A Biographical Guide to Resurrection Cemetery, pg. 11]
1950 - McCarthy Committee Formed to Investigate Red Scare
On this date, at the suggestion of Senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas, the five-member Tyding Committee was created. This group was a subcommittee of the Foreign Relations Committee and was charged with the sole purpose of investigating Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy's accusations of communist activities. [Source: Internet Archives]
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