1864 - (Civil War) General C.C. Washburn Takes Texas Port
The Wisconsin State Journal reported on December 17, 1863, that General C.C. Washburn of Wisconsin had led a successful attack on Port Cavalla, Texas, giving Union forces control of Matagorda Bay.
1933 - Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson Born
On this date Wisconsin Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson was born in New York City. A graduate of Hunter College high school, Abrahamson received a BA from NYU in 1953. She received a JD from Indiana University Law School in 1956. She was first appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1976, to fill a vacancy created by the death of Chief Justice Horace W. Wilkie. She became Chief Justice on August 1, 1996, upon the retirement of Chief Justice Roland B. Day. Abrahamson is the first female to serve as Chief Justice for Wisconsin Supreme Court. [Source: 1997 Wisconsin Blue Book]
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