The Battle of Prairie du Chien was the only engagement of the War of 1812 to occur in what is now this state, and it also saw the final engagement of the Black Hawk War, the Battle of Bad Axe. When Emil Seidel became mayor of this state's largest city, he became the first So
The Battle of Prairie du Chien was the only engagement of the War of 1812 to occur in what is now this state, and it also saw the final engagement of the Black Hawk War, the Battle of Bad Axe. When Emil Seidel became mayor of this state's largest city, he became the first Socialist mayor elected in the US. The former Republican known as "Fightin' Bob" who ran for president on the Progressive ticket in 1924 was this state's Senator Robert LaFollette. This state also managed to elect the drunken, Red-baiting Joe McCarthy to the senate twice. FTP what is this Midwestern state currently represented in the senate by Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl, the latter of whom is the owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks?
The Battle of Prairie du Chien was the only engagement of the War of 1812 to occur in what is now this state, and it also saw the final engagement of the Black Hawk War, the Battle of Bad Axe.
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