Wisconsin: Timeline

1848   Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state U.S. state

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1934   John Dillinger John Dillinger

John Herbert Dillinger was an American bank robber [i], considered by some to be a dangerous criminal, ... 

 and two others shoot their way out of the FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

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 ambush in northern Wisconsin

1936   Peak of July 1936 heat wave. The state State

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s of Wisconsin, Michigan Michigan

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, and Indiana Indiana

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 all set new state records for high temperature. At Mio, in northern Michigan it soars to 113°F (45°C).

1980   A severe and destructive thunderstorm strikes four counties in western Wisconsin, including the city of Eau Claire. It causes over $250m in damage, and one person is killed.

1988   Massachusetts Massachusetts

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 Governor Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis

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 wins the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary.