Timeline: DeLeeuw, Petronella: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

	Date	Event(s)
1	1801	1801: USA History Third President of the US is Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809
2	1805	1805: Kaukauna History Augustin Grignon and Nancy McCrea are married.
3	1809	1809: USA History Fourth President of the US is James Madison 1809-1817 1809: Kaukauna History John Jacob Astor founds the American Fur Company
4	1812	1812: USA History War of 1812 begins 1812: Kaukauna History Paul Ducharme leaves Kaukauna for Green Bay because of the uncertainties of the War of 1812
5	1813	1813: Kaukauna History Paul Ducharme sells a portion of the land in Kaukauna, including Dominique\'s cabin to Augustin Grignon. 1813: Kaukauna History Augustine Grignon actually settles in Kaukauna to join his wife, Nancy McCrea, and their children
6	1814	1814: Kaukauna History Treaty of Ghent signed December 24th, ends British rule in Wisconsin.
7	1816	1816: Kaukauna History Augustin Grignon builds a grist mill on his property, and a sawmill shortly after.
8	1817	1817: USA History Fifth President of the US is James Monroe 1817-1825
9	1818	26 Oct 1818: Wisconsin History October 26, 1818: Wisconsin was divided into three counties when it was part of the Michigan Territory. The northern county was named Michilimackinac County, the eastern county was named Brown County and the western county was named Crawford County.
10	1822	1822: Appleton History Eleazar Williams led a group of New York Indians to their new reservation west of Green Bay. 1822: Kaukauna History The Stockbridge and Munee tribes settle on the south side of the river at Statesburg.
11	1824	1824: Kaukauna History the first real road to be opened in Wisconsin was laid out in 1824 along the east side of the Fox, from Green Bay to Kaukauna.
12	1825	1825: USA History Sixth President of the US is John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 1825: Kaukauna History Daniel Whitney builds a sawmill on the south side of Kaukauna almost opposite Grignon\'s.
13	1827	1827: Appleton History At a site on Little Lake Butte des Morts, Michigan Territorial Governor Lewis Cass negotiated a treaty with the Indian leaders that gave the United States government control over almost all of the Fox River Valley.
14	1828	1828: Kaukauna History In spring, Rev. Jesse Miner arrives to minister to the Stockbridge and Munsee tribes living in Statesburg on the south side of the river.
15	1829	1829: USA History Seventh President of the US is Andrew Jackson 1829-1837
16	1830	1830: Kaukauna History Augustin and Nancy Grignon leave Kaukauna for their holdings in Buttes des Morts. Their sons, Charles and Alexander take over the business and family homestead.
17	1832	1832: Kaukauna History The Black Hawk War. 14 Jul 1832: Wisconsin History July 14, 1832: Congress appropriated $5,000 for surveying the route of what became the Military Road, connecting forts Crawford, Winnebago and Howard. James Doty and Alexander Center surveyed the road in 1832. It was built, in part, by troops under the command of Zachary Taylor. The 234-mile road cost $12,000.
18	1834	1834: Appleton History The United States government made the first survey of the Fox River Valley, beginning with the area south of the river.
19	1835	1835: Appleton History Hippolyte Paul Grignon built his home and trading post 1835: Appleton History Walter L. Newberry and Joshua Hathaway, Jr., land speculators from Chicago and Milwaukee, became the first to buy land that would one day be a part of Appleton. 1835: Kaukauna History Dam dug at DePere -- one of the first construction projects which was part of the Fox River Locks system 1835: Kaukauna History Paul Beaulieu settles on the south side of Kaukauna (on the hill east of Konkapot Creek). He and James Boyd, a son-in-law to George Lawe, buy and operate Whitney\'s sawmill.
20	1836	1836: Appleton History Wis. Territorial Governor Henry Dodge, representing the U.S. government, purchased about four million acres of NE Wisconsin from the native Indians. 1836: Kaukauna History Paul Ducharme sells the remainder of his Kaukauna holdings to Judge John Lawe to cove his debts to Lawe. Lawe in turn gives the holdings to his son, George.
21	1837	1837: Kaukauna History Charles Grignon builds his mansion in the woods as a gift for his bride
22	1839	1839: Kaukauna History The village of Kaukauna is incorporated 1839: Kaukauna History George Lawe moves to Kaukauna, builds a home, opens a trading post and a farm.
23	1841	1841: USA History Ninth President of the US is William Henry Harrison 1841 1841: USA History Tenth President of the US is John Tyler 1841-1845
24	1842	1842: Kaukauna History Nancy Grignon dies at age 53 at Buttes de Morts. 1842: Kaukauna History Immigrant Michael Klein who born in Germany in 1803, settles on the south bank.
25	1843	1843: Appleton History The U.S. government began surveying the land north of the Fox River.
26	1844	1844: Appleton History Eleazar Williams made a loan agreement with Amos A. Lawrence, using his wife\'s land on the Fox River for collateral. Williams later defaulted on the loan, and Mr. Lawrence took possession of the property. 1844: Kaukauna History Immigrant Peter Deidrich, born in Holland, settles and operates a ferry service directly across from Michael Klein farm.
27	1845	1845: Appleton History 1845 Paul Grignon bought the land on which he had lived for the past ten years, becoming the first to purchase land north of the Fox River that would one day be a part of Appleton. 1845: Appleton History 1845 The Reverend Reeder Smith met with Amos A. Lawrence to discuss establishing a college on the Eleazar Williams property in Wisconsin. 1845: Appleton History 1846 Bela Murch became the first farmer to settle in what is now Appleton on November 6. 1845: Irish History 1845-1849 The Irish Potato Famine: Many Irish emigrate to America and the population of Ireland drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration 1845: USA History Eleventh President of the US is James Knox Polk 1845-1849
28	1846	1846: USA History Mexican-American War begins
29	1847	1847: Appleton History 1847 Reeder Smith purchased land on behalf of Amos A. Lawrence as a site for the Lawrence Institute. 1847: Appleton History 1847 The Wisconsin Territorial Legislature granted a charter to the Lawrence Institute on January 17. 1847: USA History Treaty of Cahuenga ends Mexican-American War
30	1848	1848: Appleton History 1848 On August 4, Rev. Reeder Smith, Rev. William H. Sampson, Joel S. Wright, a surveyor, and Henry Blood, a Methodist volunteer, moved onto the Lawrence Institute land and began laying out the plots for the school and for a village. 1848: Appleton History 1848 The name Appleton\ was first used for the tiny village that was growing around the Lawrence Institute. The village was named to honor Sarah Appleton 1848: Appleton History 1848 Wisconsin entered the union as the 30th state on May 29. 1848: Appleton History 1848 Wisconsin Methodist Church leaders raised the $10,000 necessary to match Amos A. Lawrence\'s gift of $10,000 to endow the Lawrence Institute.
31	1849	1849: Appleton History 1849 On July 3, construction began on the first Lawrence Institute building. 1849: Appleton History 1849 The first meeting of the Township of Grand Chute was held in the village of Appleton on April 3. 1849: Appleton History 1849 The name of the Lawrence Institute was changed to Lawrence University and on November 12, the first classes began with 35 students. 1849: Appleton History 1849 The three villages of Appleton, Lawesburg, and Martin (later called Grand Chute) were established. 1849: USA History Twelfth President of the US is Zachary Taylor 1849-1850 1849: Kaukauna History Andrew Black, from New England, settles as a neighbor to Diedrich.
32	1850	1850: Appleton History 1850 Between September 2 and 10, the first United States census was taken in the area, showing a population of 619 people in the Grand Chute Township. 1850: Appleton History 1850 The first school opened in Appleton. 1850: USA History Thirteenth President of the US is Millard Fillmore 1850-1853
33	1851	1851: Appleton History 1851 In April, the first county elections were held. 1851: Appleton History 1851 On February 17, Outagamie County was created by the State Legislature, with Grand Chute as the county seat. 1851: Appleton History 1851 The first meeting of the Outagamie County Board was held in Appleton on April 18. 1851: Wisconsin History June 1851 Morgan L. Martin's crew of 500 workers began excavations at Kaukauna for the locks and dams system. 1851: Kaukauna History March 1851 the Wisconsin state legislature changed the name of the town from Grand Kaukalin to Kaukauna. 1851: Kaukauna History Alexander Grignon plats the town of Springville located on the eastern end of the Grignon land, near a sulphur spring. The town could not compete with Kaukauna and failed.
34	1852	1852: Appleton History 1852 The Appleton Water Power Company was incorporated to construct dams and reservoirs on the Fox River.
35	1853	1853: Appleton History 1853 On April 14, the first meeting of the Appleton Village Board was held. John F. Johnston was elected village president. 1853: Appleton History 1853 Samuel Appleton died at his home in Boston on July 12. 1853: Appleton History 1853 The cornerstone for Lawrence University\'s Main Hall was laid. 1853: Appleton History 1853 The village of Appleton was incorporated, encompassing the former villages of Lawesburg, Appleton, and Grand Chute. 1853: USA History Fourteenth President of the US is Franklin Pierce 1853-1857
36	1854	1854: Appleton History 1854 Appleton\'s liquor ordinance was repealed, legalizing the sale and possession of alcohol. 1854: Appleton History 1854 The system of Fox River Locks and canals began operating. A boat from the Mississippi River met a boat from the Great Lakes for the first time at Appleton. 1854: Appleton History 1854 The village of Appleton was divided into two fire districts, east and west of Appleton Street, and a fire warden was appointed for each district.
37	1856	1856: Kaukauna History Completion of the Fox Locks and dam system. The economic boom for Kaukauna ends as canal workers move on. Vacant buildings are purchased and moved.
38	1857	1857: Appleton History 1857 Amos A. Lawrence visited Appleton for the first time and inspected the school named for him in May. 1857: Appleton History 1857 Appleton was incorporated as a city on May 2. 1857: USA History Fifteenth President of the US is James Buchanan 1857-1861
39	1861	1861: Appleton History 1861 The Chicago-Northwestern Railroad was extended to Appleton from Neenah and Menasha. Trains started serving Appleton for the first time on February 27. 1861: USA History American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter 1861: USA History Sixteenth President of the US is Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865 1861: Kaukauna History The Chicago and Northwestern Railway, the main line between Green Bay and Milwaukee comes to town.
40	1863	1863: Appleton History 1863 The Lawrence Engine Company was formed with Appleton\'s first fire engine.
41	1865	1865: Appleton History 1865 The Appleton City Gas Light Company was incorporated. 1865: USA History Abraham Lincoln assassinated 1865: USA History Seventeenth President of the US is Andrew Johnson 1865-1869 1865: USA History United States Civil War ends
42	1866	1866: Appleton History 1866 The Appleton City Railway Company was incorporated to provide streetcar service to the city of Appleton. Horses provided power for the streetcars.
43	1869	1869: Appleton History 1869 The United States Supreme Court ruled for Lawrence University and against the claims of Edward Meade, resolving a long dispute over ownership of Appleton\'s downtown property. 1869: USA History Eighteenth President of the US is Ulysses Simpson Grant 1869-1877 1869: Kaukauna History Augustin Grignon dies at age 80 at Buttes de Morts.
44	1870	1870: Appleton History 1870 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an early leader of the women\'s rights movement, visited Appleton.
45	1872	1872: Appleton History 1872 Riverside Cemetery was established, with the remains of pioneers moved from Appleton\'s first cemetery at the present site of The Post-Crescent newspaper offices. 1872: Appleton History 1872 The United States government bought the Fox Locks for $145,000. 1872: USA History Yellowstone National Park established 1872: Kaukauna History Railway tracks from Manitowoc to Antigo laid along the south bank of the river. 1872: Kaukauna History The Kaukauna Water Power Company plats the village of Ledyard on the south side of the river.
46	1874	1874: Appleton History 1874 Victoria Woodhall, a prominent figure in the women\'s rights movement, delivered a lecture in Appleton entitled, Tried as by Fire
47	1877	1877: USA History Nineteenth Rutherford Birchard Hayes 1877-1881
48	1878	1878: Appleton History 1878 Famous speaker Henry Ward Beecher spoke in Appleton on Wastes and Burdens of Society.
49	1880	1880: Appleton History 1880 The Appleton Telephone Company was organized with 23 patrons. 1880: Wisconsin History The Kaukauna Water Power Company organized in 1880 by officials of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western railway platted the Village of Ledyard. 1880: Kaukauna History The Kaukauna Times newspaper is started. 1880: Kaukauna History The Kaukauna Water Power Company is organized by officials of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western railway.
50	1881	1881: Appleton History 1881 All of Appleton was united into one school district. 1881: USA History Twentieth President of the US is James Abram Garfield 1881 1881: USA History Twenty - First President of the US is Chester Alan Arthur 1881-1885
51	1882	1882: Appleton History 1882 On Saturday night, September 30, the Vulcan Paper Company and the Hearthstone, the business and the home of H.J. Rogers, became the first buildings in the world lighted by the Edison system generating electricity by water power. 1882: Appleton History 1882 The Appleton Gas Light Company received permission to string wires for electric lights in the city.
52	1883	1883: Appleton History 1883 Fox River Paper Corporation was established.
53	1884	1884: Kaukauna History On June 20, the village of Ledyard on the south side of the river was granted a charter and John Hickey was elected village president.
54	1885	1885: Appleton History 1885 The Appleton Edison Light Company was organized. 1885: USA History Twenty-Second President of the US is Grover Cleveland 1885-1889 1885: Wisconsin History The act of incorporation for the City of Kaukauna was passed by the state legislature in early March, 1885. 1885: Kaukauna History The Kaukauna Sun newspaper is started. 1885: Kaukauna History In March, the villages of Ledyard and Kaukauna are incorporated into the City of Kaukauna. 1885: Kaukauna History On April 5th, Colonel H.A. Frambach was elected the city\'s first mayor. 1885: Kaukauna History Colonel H. A. Frambach elected Mayor of Kaukauna 14 Jun 1885: Wisconsin History June 14, 1885: The first observance of Flag Day in the U.S. took place at Waubeka in Ozaukee County by Bernard J. Cigrand, a teacher at Stony Hill School. He campaigned to have June 14 a national remembrance day. This was the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as Flag Day in 1916.
55	1886	1886: Appleton History 1886 A Board of Public Works was established and plans were made for a sewer system in the city of Appleton. 1886: Appleton History 1886 A successful movement began to urge the public to plant shade trees in the city. 1886: Appleton History 1886 Amos A. Lawrence died of heart disease in Boston on August 22. 1886: Appleton History 1886 On August 16, the Appleton Electric Street Railway Company began operation with a track running for four miles. 1886: Appleton History 1886 The Thompson and Houston Electric Light Company of Boston received the franchise to provide electric lights for the city. 1886: Kaukauna History Thomas Reese elected Mayor of Kaukauna
56	1887	1887: Kaukauna History Peter Reuter elected Mayor of Kaukauna in both 1887 and 1888. 15 Aug 1887: Wisconsin History August 15: 1887: Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on this date. Her first job was as a reporter for the Daily Courant of Appleton. She also wrote for the Milwaukee Journal and the Chicago Tribune. Ferber developed a flair for short story writing, drawing much of her material from her life in Wisconsin. Much of her magazine fiction centered on the family, small towns and working women. Some of her novels are Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant and Ice Palace. Ferber died in 1968.
57	1889	1889: USA History Twenty - Third President of the US is Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893 1889: Kaukauna History Free Public High School organized. 1889: Kaukauna History Michael Sullivan elected Mayor of Kaukauna
58	1890	1890: USA History Yosemite National Park created 1890: Kaukauna History Luther Lindauer elected Mayor of Kaukauna
59	1891	1891: Kaukauna History Luther Lindauer was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
60	1892	1892: Appleton History 1892 Reeder Smith died at his home in Appleton on January 24. 1892: Kaukauna History Luther Lindauer was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
61	1893	1893: Appleton History 1893 John F. Johnston, considered Appleton\'s first resident, died at his Appleton home. 1893: USA History Twenty - Fourth President of the US is Grover Cleveland 1893-1897 1893: Kaukauna History Peter Reuter elected Mayor of Kaukauna
62	1894	1894: Kaukauna History Dr. H. B. Tanner elected Mayor of Kaukauna
63	1895	1895: Kaukauna History Dr. H. B. Tanner was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
64	1896	1896: Kaukauna History Joseph McCarty elected Mayor of Kaukauna
65	1897	1897: USA History Twenty - Fifth President of the US is William McKinley 1897-1901 1897: Kaukauna History Joseph McCarty was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
66	1898	1898: Appleton History 1898 Appleton was connected by streetcar to Neenah and Menasha. 1898: USA History Spanish-American War 1898: Kaukauna History Charles E. Raught elected Mayor of Kaukauna
67	1899	1899: Appleton History 1899 St. Elizabeth Hospital was established. 1899: Kaukauna History F. M. Charlesworth elected Mayor of Kaukauna
68	1900	1900: Appleton History 1900 On March 28, Appleton\'s new City Hall and Library building was dedicated. It was the first building constructed specifically for those purposes. 1900: Kaukauna History Julius Kuehn elected Mayor of Kaukauna
69	1901	1901: USA History Twenty - Sixth President of the US is Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909 1901: Kaukauna History C.D. Boyd elected Mayor of Kaukauna
70	1902	1902: Kaukauna History H. J. Mulholland elected Mayor of Kaukauna
71	1904	1904: Appleton History 1904 Ryan High School was destroyed by fire. The following year, Union High School was completed to replace it. Union High School is now Appleton Central High School. 1904: Kaukauna History Charles E. Raught elected Mayor of Kaukauna and reelected in 1906.
72	1905	1905: Kaukauna History Construction of a public library with assistance from Andrew Carnegie.
73	1908	1908: Appleton History 1908 Lawrence University changes its name to Lawrence College. 1908: Kaukauna History Julius Kuehn elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died October 24, 1908]
74	1909	1909: USA History Twenty - Seventh President of the US is William Howard Taft 1909-1913 1909: Kaukauna History Julius J. Martens [Filled the unexpired term of Julius Kuehn]
75	1911	1911: Appleton History 1911 For the next seven years, Appleton was governed by a commission form of government. 1911: Appleton History 1911 On October 26, President William Howard Taft spoke at Lawrence University. 1911: Appleton History 1911 The Soldiers\' Square monument was dedicated.
76	1912	1912: Appleton History 1912 An ice jam on the Fox River caused flooding at the electric power plant on January 10. The city was without electricity as 100 men worked to unblock the ice jam in a temperature of 22 degrees below zero.
77	1913	1913: USA History Twenty - Eighth President of the US is Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921
78	1916	1916: Kaukauna History Charles E. Raught elected Mayor of Kaukauna and reelected in 1918, 1920 and 1922. (He had previously served terms in 1898 and 1904)
79	1920	1920: Appleton History 1920 Appleton\'s two newspapers, The Appleton Post and the Appleton Crescent, merged their operations and became the Appleton Post-Crescent.
80	1921	1921: USA History Twenty- Ninth President of the US is Warren Gamaliel Harding 1921-1923
81	1922	1922: Irish History 1922 - 1923 - Irish Civil War between the Free State army and IRA
82	1923	1923: USA History Thirtieth President of the US is Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929 1923: Kaukauna History Construction of high school on the island.
83	1924	1924: Appleton History 1924 The Soldiers\' and Sailors\' Memorial Drive Bridge was completed.
84	1925	1925: Appleton History 1925 Edna Ferber, the author who spent her teen years in Appleton, won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel So Big. 1925: Appleton History 1925 Street addresses in the city of Appleton were changed to provide greater organization and consistency.
85	1926	1926: Appleton History 1926 Erich Weiss, better known as the magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, died on Halloween night in Detroit, Michigan. Houdini spent his childhood in Appleton where his father, Mayer Samuel Weiss, served as a rabbi.
86	1927	1927: Kaukauna History Dr. W. C. Sullivan was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
87	1929	1929: Appleton History 1929 A record low temperature of thirty-two degrees below zero was recorded in Appleton. 1929: Appleton History The Institute of Paper Chemistry was organized in Appleton. 1929: USA History Thirty- First President of the US is Herbert Clark Hoover 1929-1933 1929: Kaukauna History The Vaudette Theatre shows the first talkie motion picture.
88	1930	1930: Appleton History The last electric streetcar ran on April 6. 1930: Kaukauna History The Bank of Kaukauna is robbed of $40,000. 1930: Kaukauna History B.W. Fargo elected Mayor of Kaukauna
89	1932	1932: Appleton History The Irving Zuelke Office Building opened in downtown Appleton. This 168-foot building was the tallest in Appleton until 1952, when AAL built their 183-foot downtown office building. 1932: Kaukauna History Construction of the U.S. Post Office on the island. 1932: Kaukauna History B.W. Fargo was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
90	1933	1933: USA History Thirty - Second President of the US is Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1933-1945 1933: Kaukauna History Regenfuss Brewery reopens after a dry period of 14 years.
91	1934	1934: USA History Thirty - Third President of the US is Harry S. Truman 1945-1953 1934: Kaukauna History John H. Neisen elected Mayor of Kaukauna
92	1936	1936: Appleton History On July 13, 1936 a temperature of 107 was reached, the highest temperature ever recorded in Appleton. 1936: Kaukauna History John H. Neisen was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
93	1937	1937: Kaukauna History Rialto Theatre opens with Edna Ferber\'s Come & Get It. 1937: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson elected Mayor of Kaukauna
94	1938	1938: Appleton History Appleton West High School was built on Badger Avenue. 1938: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
95	1940	1940: Kaukauna History William F. Gantter elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died February 25, 1942 His unexpired term was filled by L.F. Nelson]
96	1941	1941: USA History U.S. enters World War II
97	1942	1942: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
98	1944	1944: Kaukauna History Look\'s Drug Store opens on Second Street. 1944: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
99	1945	1945: USA History Germany and Japan surrender, ending World War II 1945: USA History Thirty - Third President of the US is Harry S. Truman 1945-1953
100	1946	1946: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon elected Mayor of Kaukauna
101	1948	1948: Kaukauna History Dial phones come to Kaukauna. 1948: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
102	1949	1949: Appleton History Appleton's Memorial Hospital was chartered by the state.
103	1950	1950: USA History Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power and start Communist witch hunts (1950-1954) 1950: Kaukauna History Kaukauna swimming pool is dedicated. 1950: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
104	1951	1951: Kaukauna History The Hotel Kaukauna originally called the Hotel Brothers, is destroyed by fire.
105	1952	1952: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
106	1953	1953: Appleton History Fox Valley Lutheran High School opened. 1953: USA History Thirty - Fourth President of the US is Dwight David Eisenhower 1953-1961 1953: Kaukauna History Automatic traffic signals are installed at the intersection of Lawe Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
107	1954	1954: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
108	1955	1955: Appleton History On April 27, the Lawe Street Bridge opened over the Fox River. 1955: Kaukauna History Kaukauna Community Hospital is dedicated.
109	1956	1956: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
110	1957	1957: Appleton History United States Senator Joseph McCarthy, who gained world-wide fame for his work against communism and who was condemned by the Senate for his methods, died in Washington D.C., and was buried in Appleton's St. Mary's Cemetery. 1957: Kaukauna History Senator John F. Kennedy visits Kaukauna as part of his primary campaign through Wisconsin.
111	1958	1958: Appleton History The Appleton Foxes baseball team was established in affiliation with the Washington Senators. Since 1987 the Foxes have been affiliated with the Kansas City Royals. 1958: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
112	1959	1959: Appleton History On December 19, the College Avenue Bridge opened over the Fox River. It replaced the John Street Bridge. 1959: Appleton History Xavier Catholic High School opened.
113	1960	1960: Appleton History The John Street Bridge was torn down on February 2. 1960: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
114	1961	1961: USA History Thirty - Fifth President of the US is John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961-1963
115	1962	1962: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna 9 May 1962—9 May 1962: First Direct Dial Telephone Call The Kaukauna Times reported on May 9, 1962 "Mayor Joseph F. Bayorgeon made the first Direct Dial call from the City of Kaukauna. He dialed the area code and the exact number he wanted in New York City."
116	1963	1963: USA History Thirty - Sixth President of the US is Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969
117	1964	1964: Appleton History Appleton native Rocky Bleier graduated from Xavier High School and entered Notre Dame Univ. on a football scholarship. Despite injuries from service in the Vietnam War, went on to a championship career in professional football. 1964: Appleton History Lawrence College merged with Downer College and became Lawrence University. 1964: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
118	1965	1965: Kaukauna History City of Kaukauna celebrates 175th Jubilee.
119	1966	1966: Kaukauna History Electa Quinney School is opened. 1966: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon reelected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died August 10, 1966. His unexpired term was filled by Gilbert J. Anderson who was elected by the City Council on 8/15/66 for the balance of the year]
120	1967	1967: Appleton History Appleton East High School opened. 1967: Appleton History Carrie E. Morgan, for 30 years the superintendent of Appleton public schools, died in her home on October 14. She was 100 years old. 1967: Appleton History College Avenue, Appleton's main street, was reconstructed. The rebuilt street opened October 1. 1967: Appleton History On July 1, the Fox Valley Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District was created. 1967: Kaukauna History Gilbert J. Anderson elected Mayor of Kaukauna 1967: Kaukauna History by referendum the position of Mayor of Kaukuana was made full-time
121	1968	1968: USA History Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy assassinated 1968: USA History Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. 1968: Kaukauna History Gilbert J. Anderson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
122	1969	1969: USA History Thirty - Seventh President of the US is Richard Milhous Nixon 1969-1974 1969: USA History Vietnam War
123	1970	1970: Kaukauna History Gilbert J. Anderson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
124	1971	1971: Appleton History Passenger railroad service from Appleton ended on May 7.
125	1972	1972: Appleton History The Fox Valley Technical Institute opened in the town of Grand Chute. In 1987 the name was changed to the Fox Valley Technical College. 1972: Kaukauna History Outagamie Country Teachers College is closed after sixty years of service. 1972: Kaukauna History Robert A. LaPlante elected Mayor of Kaukauna
126	1974	1974: USA History Thirty - Eighth President of the US is Gerald Rudolph Ford 1974-1977 1974: Kaukauna History Robert A. LaPlante was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna 15 Mar 1974—1 Apr 1974: Wisconsin History March 15, 1974: The Hortonville School Board and teachers failed to agree on a contract. The teachers voted to strike on March 18 with the board responding by firing 84 teachers on April 2. The board's action was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 17, 1976.
127	1975	1975: Kaukauna History New city offices are opened in the old Badger Northland plant.
128	1976	1976: Kaukauna History The new 6,300 square foot addition is opened in the Kaukauna Public Library 1976: Kaukauna History Robert A. LaPlante was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
129	1977	1977: USA History Thirty - Ninth President of the US is Jimmy Carter 1977-1981
130	1978	1978: Kaukauna History Robert A. LaPlante was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
131	1979	1979: Appleton History The new Lawe Street Bridge was dedicated on October 24.
132	1980	1980: Appleton History The new Oneida Skyline Bridge opened over the Fox River on October 31. 1980: Kaukauna History Robert A. LaPlante was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
133	1981	1981: Appleton History 1981 On June 1, the Appleton Public Library opened its new Oneida Street building on the site of the old City Hall. 1981: USA History Fortieth President of the US is Ronald Wilson Reagan 1981-1989
134	1982	1982: Kaukauna History Ronald L Van De Hey was elected Mayor of Kaukauna
135	1984	1984: Appleton History 1984 The Fox River Mall opened in the Town of Grand Chute on July 18. 1984: Appleton History 1984 The Outagamie Museum was established in the former Masonic Temple building on College Avenue.
136	1985	1985: Appleton History 1985 Appleton\'s Memorial Hospital was renamed Appleton Medical Center or AMC. 1985: Appleton History 1985 Houdini Plaza, located near the site of Harry Houdini\'s boyhood home, was dedicated on May 25. The plaza\'s sculpture, Metamorphosis, by Richard C. Wolter, was also unveiled that day.
137	1986	1986: Appleton History 1986 Appleton was profiled in the August 11 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. 1986: Appleton History 1986 In August two new elementary schools, Horizon School and Houdini School, were opened. 1986: Appleton History 1986 The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc. started with a $5,000 gift from retired AAL President Walter L. Rugland. The Foundation manages endowments and distributes funds to area charities and organizations. 1986: Kaukauna History Ronald L. Van De Hey was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
138	1987	1987: Appleton History Appleton Christian School was opened on August 17. 1987: Appleton History 1987 On June 12, Fox River Oracle, a sculpture by Dimitri Hadzi, was dedicated at a site just off the Oneida Street Bridge. 1987: Appleton History 1987 The Avenue, Appleton\'s downtown mall, opened on March 12. 1987: Appleton History 1987 Willem Dafoe (a.k.a. William Dafoe), who was born and raised in Appleton, was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his work in the 1986 film Platoon.
139	1988	1988: Appleton History 1988 For the first time in its 116 year history, all 17 locks in the Fox River Locks System were closed. From this year on, only three of the locks would be re-opened, those in De Pere, Menasha, and Kaukauna. 1988: Kaukauna History Ronald L. Van De Hey was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
140	1989	1989: Appleton History 1989 Appleton Aurora, a 60-foot-by-10-foot solar sculpture by Dale Eldred, was installed atop the Appleton Center in Houdini Plaza. 1989: Appleton History 1989 On April 1, the Houdini Historical Center opened in the Outagamie Museum. 1989: Appleton History 1989 On August 1, Appleton\'s first woman firefighter began work. 1989: Appleton History 1989 The Appleton Library Foundation was established to create an endowment fund for the Appleton Public Library. As part of the fund-raising efforts, Bob Hope spent 4 days in Appleton and Neenah, from Aug. 23 to the 27. 1989: Appleton History 1989 The Institute of Paper Chemistry relocated to Georgia and became the Institute of Paper Science and Technology. 1989: Appleton History 1989 The John Birch Society moved its headquarters to Appleton. 1989: Kaukauna History New Post Office in completed on the north side of town.
141	1990	1990: Appleton History 1990 Valley Transit\'s transfer center opened in downtown Appleton on March 1. 1990: USA History Forty - First President of the US is George Herbert Walker Bush 1989-1993 1990: Kaukauna History Fox Valley Greyhound Park opens on north side of town. 1990: Kaukauna History Ronald L. Van De Hey elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Elected Outagamie County Executive in 1991. Neal Steinberg completed the term]
142	1991	1991: Appleton History 1991 In August, two new elementary schools opened in Appleton, Edna Ferber and Janet Berry Schools. 1991: Gulf War
143	1992	1992: Appleton History 1992 On April 15, Appleton began enforcing a nightly curfew for those under the age of 18. 1992: Appleton History 1992 The Fox Cities Children\'s Museum opened in the Avenue Mall on November 2. 1992: Appleton History 1992 The Viking Theater in Appleton closed on March 22.
144	1993	1993: Appleton History 1993 On September 24, the Tri County Expressway or 441 Bypass, opened to the public. 1993: USA History Forty - Second President of the US is William Jefferson Clinton 1993-2001
145	1994	1994: Appleton History 1994 On May 16, the Fox Valley Veterans Clinic opened. 1994: Appleton History 1994 On September 16, a grand opening was held for Appleton City Hall at its new location in the City Center Building, 100 N. Appleton St. 1994: Kaukauna History Neal Steinberg elected Mayor of Kaukauna 1994: Kaukauna History John J. Lambie elected Mayor of Kaukauna.
146	1995	1995: Appleton History 1995 Appleton Public Library became the first library in the state of Wisconsin to have its own Home Page on the World Wide Web. 1995: Appleton History 1995 Appleton\'s North High School opened on August 27. 1995: Appleton History 1995 On April 20, Fox Cities Stadium, the new home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers minor league baseball team, had its grand opening. 1995: Kaukauna History First phase of Highway 55 reconstruction completed.
147	1996	1996: Appleton History 1996 Lawrence University celebrated its 150th anniversary. 1996: Appleton History 1996 On August 2, the Ring Dance sculpture by Dallas Anderson was unveiled at Appleton\'s City Park. 1996: Appleton History 1996 The former City Hall at 200 N. Appleton St. was razed on October 16. 1996: Appleton History 1996 Tim Hanna was named Mayor of Appleton after a recount of votes from the March 16 election and a series of court decisions. 1996: Kaukauna History Badger Northland and Kaukauna Community Hospital close 1996: Kaukauna History Recreation trails open.
148	1997	1997: Appleton History 1997 On December 13, Appleton\'s new Emergency Shelter on Division St. was opened. 1997: Appleton History 1997 The Appleton Public Library celebrated 100 years of service. 1997: Kaukauna History Groundbreaking for new High School.
149	1998	1998: Appleton History 1998 Vice President Al Gore visited Appleton Central High School on September 22. 1998: Kaukauna History John J. Lambie was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna.

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