90 Years of the Oriental Theatre From Saxe to Milwaukee Film
The Oriental Theatre celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2017. Learn more about the history of this Milwaukee landmark.
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A Library Loss of Titanic Proportions: a Tale of Our World Language Collection
While nothing compared to the tragic loss of life that occurred, Milwaukee Public Library also lost something when the RMS Titanic sank: a shipment of materials in French and German.
Read moreGoldie Mabowehz (Golda Meir), from the Milwaukee Public Library to Prime Minister of Israel
March 15, 2017 marked the centennial of a very particular badge of honor for Milwaukee Public Library: the day the future Prime Minister of Israel started work here.
Read moreOrder Up Some History With Our Historic Menus Digital Collection
Where can you find a sirloin steak dinner for 65 cents, both American fried and French fried potatoes, and a “Chop Suey” sundae?
Read more1947, The Blizzard That Stopped Milwaukee Cold
"It's a Wonderful Life" was playing at the Alhambra Theater in Downtown on January 28, 1947. Paperboys delivered The Milwaukee Journal after school. The front page carried the U.S. Weather Bureau forecast of "an inch or so of snow" for Wednesday, January 29. They were wrong.
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Read moreThe Milwaukee Ex-Con Who Became "The Butcher" for Fidel Castro
When Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew the corrupt Cuban military dictator Fulgencio Batista on New Year's Day, 1959, a 37-year-old American mercenary born and raised in Milwaukee would soon become known as “The Butcher.”
Read moreTreasures of the Rare Books Room: The History of Don Quixote
With lavish illustrations by Gustave Dore, this treasure of MPL's collection is no impossible dream - it's available at the Central Library.
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