October 2004 Highlights
Always Something Exciting in the Magazine of History
In this issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History, Wisconsin's quarter debuts amidst various opinions about which design best reflects the state's history, and state quarter council member Lawrence Barish explains the process. Wisconsin played a role in presidential politics...
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Posted October 28, 2004
Free Downloadable Historic Desktop Wallpapers
Now, you can have a little taste of Wisconsin's rich history on your computer all the time. These 12 Historic Desktop Wallpapers are screen-sized reproductions from the Historic Images Collection. Download yours today....
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Posted October 22, 2004
Wisconsin Votes: Archives Week Celebrates Politics
In this presidential election year, Archives Week features electoral politics, and the campaign and voting activities that sweep Wisconsin every four years. Archives Week, a Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board program, promotes better understanding and appreciation of historical records. See...
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Posted October 14, 2004
On This Day in Wisconsin History...
Guitar virtuoso Steve Miller was born in Milwaukee on October 5, 1943. Taught guitar by Les Paul, inventor of the electric guitar, Miller studied comparative literature at UW-Madison, but that didn't stop him from recording classic rock hits "The Joker,"...
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Posted October 5, 2004
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