Timeline: Bessette, Fred Jr.: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1931 - 1980 (49 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	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
2	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.
3	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
4	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
5	1937	1937: Kaukauna History Rialto Theatre opens with Edna Ferber\'s Come & Get It. 1937: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson elected Mayor of Kaukauna
6	1938	1938: Appleton History Appleton West High School was built on Badger Avenue. 1938: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
7	1940	1940: Kaukauna History William F. Gantter elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died February 25, 1942 His unexpired term was filled by L.F. Nelson]
8	1941	1941: USA History U.S. enters World War II
9	1942	1942: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
10	1944	1944: Kaukauna History Look\'s Drug Store opens on Second Street. 1944: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
11	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
12	1946	1946: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon elected Mayor of Kaukauna
13	1948	1948: Kaukauna History Dial phones come to Kaukauna. 1948: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
14	1949	1949: Appleton History Appleton's Memorial Hospital was chartered by the state.
15	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
16	1951	1951: Kaukauna History The Hotel Kaukauna originally called the Hotel Brothers, is destroyed by fire.
17	1952	1952: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
18	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.
19	1954	1954: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
20	1955	1955: Appleton History On April 27, the Lawe Street Bridge opened over the Fox River. 1955: Kaukauna History Kaukauna Community Hospital is dedicated.
21	1956	1956: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
22	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.
23	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
24	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.
25	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
26	1961	1961: USA History Thirty - Fifth President of the US is John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961-1963
27	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."
28	1963	1963: USA History Thirty - Sixth President of the US is Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969
29	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
30	1965	1965: Kaukauna History City of Kaukauna celebrates 175th Jubilee.
31	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]
32	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
33	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
34	1969	1969: USA History Thirty - Seventh President of the US is Richard Milhous Nixon 1969-1974 1969: USA History Vietnam War
35	1970	1970: Kaukauna History Gilbert J. Anderson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
36	1971	1971: Appleton History Passenger railroad service from Appleton ended on May 7.
37	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
38	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.
39	1975	1975: Kaukauna History New city offices are opened in the old Badger Northland plant.
40	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
41	1977	1977: USA History Thirty - Ninth President of the US is Jimmy Carter 1977-1981
42	1978	1978: Kaukauna History Robert A. LaPlante was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
43	1979	1979: Appleton History The new Lawe Street Bridge was dedicated on October 24.
44	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

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