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'''1848:''' Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/subtopic.asp?tid=3 became a state]. | '''1848:''' Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/subtopic.asp?tid=3 became a state]. | ||
[[Image:Christopher Columbus whaleback Milw Broadway bridgedock.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The S.S. Christopher Columbus was built in Superior, Wisconsin 1892-1893]] | [[Image:Christopher Columbus whaleback Milw Broadway bridgedock.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The S.S. Christopher Columbus was built in Superior, Wisconsin 1892-1893]] | ||
'''1861– 1865:''' | '''1861– 1865:''' 96,000 men from Wisconsin served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War, 12,216 die in the conflict. [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Civil War Histories] are kept by the [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs]. | ||
'''1898:''' | '''1898:''' The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. Technically, Wisconsin troops in the Spanish-American War were part of the state's [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/national_guard/ National Guard]. Official service record information is found within certain Adjutant General's records held by the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/spanish_american_war/index.asp Archives]. There is an alphabetical index, which is useful in determining if a given individual served in a Wisconsin unit during the Spanish American War. <ref> [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/spanish_american_war/index.asp Wisconsin Historical Society] </ref> | ||
'''1917:''' Large numbers of African Americans from the rural South begin moving to Wisconsin communities, including Racine, Beloit and Milwaukee. | '''1917:''' Large numbers of African Americans from the rural South begin moving to Wisconsin communities, including Racine, Beloit and Milwaukee. | ||
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'''1940–1945:''' World War II. 332,000 Wisconsin residents serve in U.S. military, including 9,000 women. 8,390 Wisconsinites died in this war. Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. For information concerning records about this war see the [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II Military Records]] page. <ref> McIntosh, James F. Wisconsin at war. Black Earth, WI: Trails Books, 2002. 157 pages. This collection of interviews with Wisconsin veterans focuses on those serving in World War II. There are two brief interviews with World War I veterans Golden Barritt, of Barron, Wisconsin, and Ray Fuller. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49982555 Worldcat] </ref> | '''1940–1945:''' World War II. 332,000 Wisconsin residents serve in U.S. military, including 9,000 women. 8,390 Wisconsinites died in this war. Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. For information concerning records about this war see the [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II Military Records]] page. <ref> McIntosh, James F. Wisconsin at war. Black Earth, WI: Trails Books, 2002. 157 pages. This collection of interviews with Wisconsin veterans focuses on those serving in World War II. There are two brief interviews with World War I veterans Golden Barritt, of Barron, Wisconsin, and Ray Fuller. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49982555 Worldcat] </ref> | ||
'''1948:''' State centennial celebration. | '''1948:''' [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?id=WI.NHCentennialStory State centennial celebration]. | ||
'''1950–1953:''' Korean War. For information concerning records about this war see the [[United States Military in the Korean War 1950 to 1953 and Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|United States Military in the Korean War]] page. | ''1950:'' Wisconsin population grew to 3.4 million. | ||
'''1950–1953:''' The [http://www.wisconsinstories.org/korea/ Korean War] claimed 726 Wisconsinites. For information concerning records about this war see the [[United States Military in the Korean War 1950 to 1953 and Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|United States Military in the Korean War]] page. | |||
'''1950's–1960's''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances. | '''1950's–1960's''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances. | ||