Rafael Baez - The First Latino Milwaukeean
The first recorded Latino to settle in Milwaukee is one Rafael Baez, born originally in May of 1863 in Pueblo, Mexico
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Henry David Thoreau - Plaque Dedication in Milwaukee 9/27
On June 27th 1861, Henry David Thoreau and his traveling companion, Horace Mann, Jr., arrived in Milwaukee by train. They stayed one night at the Lake House Hotel on Ferry and Lake Streets, site of today's Colectivo Coffee.
Read moreCanada Declares War!
It was 75 years ago today when Canada officially declared war upon Nazi Germany to join the United Kingdom and France in World War II.
Read moreThis Day in History : Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech.
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed - we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read moreHoist the Main Sail! It's C. S. Forester's Birthday
Today marks the birthday of author C. S. Forester, most famous for his Horatio Hornblower series of eleven naval novels (say that ten times fast).
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