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1634,wisconsin state
French explorer jean nicolet lands near what is now green bay -
1666
Nicolas Perrot began fur trade with Indians -
1673
Water route from Lake Michigan to Mississippi River explored by Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette -
1814
Jul 18, The British captured Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. -
1832
Aug 2, Some 1,300 Illinois militia under General Henry Atkinson massacred Sauk Indian men, women and children who were followers of Black Hawk at the Bad Axe River in Wisconsin. Black Hawk himself finally surrendered three weeks later, bringing the Black Hawk War to an end. -
1835,wisconsin state
olomon Laurent Juneau, a fur trader, laid out the eastern part of Milwaukee and became the first president of the village in 1837. Juneau was born in Montreal and in 1818 settled on the site of Milwaukee and established a trading business. Juneau, who became a U.S. citizen in 1831, was elected the city‘s first mayor in 1846. -
1836 wisconsin state
Apr 20, The Territory of Wisconsin was established by Congress. -
1836,wisconsin state
Jul 4, The territorial government of Wisconsin was established. -
1848,wisconsin state
May 29, Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union. -
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Wisconsin, constituent state of the United States of America
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18884
the ringling brothers give their first performance in baraboo. -
1919
wisconsin is the first state to approve the nineteenth Amendment, which gives women the right to vote.
