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'''1930:''' [http://www3.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/12401/kenosha-wi-train-auto-collision-feb-1930 Train And Auto Collision] occurred in Kenosha killing 11 and injuring 100. | '''1930:''' [http://www3.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/12401/kenosha-wi-train-auto-collision-feb-1930 Train And Auto Collision] occurred in Kenosha killing 11 and injuring 100. | ||
'''1939:''' [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archstories/late_roads/interstate_system.asp Interstate Highway System] was renewed in 1939 and finished in 1970. | |||
'''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> | ||
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'''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. | '''1950–1953:''' 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. | ||
''' | '''1964–1972:''' More than [http://dva.state.wi.us/News_Releases/Secretary/Sec_Apr05.asp 165,400 Wisconsin] residents served in [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War] 1,239 did not return. For more information see the [[United States Military in the Korean War 1950 to 1953 and Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] page. | ||
'''1985:''' [http://www3.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/5258/milwaukee%2C-wi-jetliner-crashes-takeoff-killing-31%2C-sep-1985 Jetliner Crashes] | '''1985:''' [http://www3.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/5258/milwaukee%2C-wi-jetliner-crashes-takeoff-killing-31%2C-sep-1985 Jetliner Crashes] on takeoff killing 31 in Milwaukee. | ||
'''1990:''' Wisconsin's population reaches 4,891,769 | '''1990:''' Wisconsin's population reaches 4,891,769 | ||