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The Top 10

Brooklyn, Wisconsin, village banker Phil Wackman reading a newspaper story headlined "Wisconsin Wins in Double Overtime, 50-47" on February 8, 1944
A Wisconsin National Guard solder raising the flag in Iraq

Each year, continuing a year-end tradition begun in 2003, the Wisconsin Historical Society surveys members of its staff to give some thought to the top 10 history-making Wisconsin news stories of that year. So, annually at year's end, we invite you to join us in taking a thoughtful look back at the year just past from a historical perspective.

Read Wisconsin's Top 10 history-making news stories of 2007.

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