Vogt, Ralph Donald

Vogt, Ralph Donald

Male 1927 - 1996  (68 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
1927 
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
1937 
  • 1937: Kaukauna History
    Rialto Theatre opens with Edna Ferber\'s Come & Get It.
  • 1937: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson elected Mayor of Kaukauna
1938 
  • 1938: Appleton History
    Appleton West High School was built on Badger Avenue.
  • 1938: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
10 1940 
  • 1940: Kaukauna History
    William F. Gantter elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died February 25, 1942 His unexpired term was filled by L.F. Nelson]
11 1941 
  • 1941: USA History
    U.S. enters World War II
12 1942 
  • 1942: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
13 1944 
  • 1944: Kaukauna History
    Look\'s Drug Store opens on Second Street.
  • 1944: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
14 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
15 1946 
  • 1946: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon elected Mayor of Kaukauna
16 1948 
  • 1948: Kaukauna History
    Dial phones come to Kaukauna.
  • 1948: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
17 1949 
  • 1949: Appleton History
    Appleton's Memorial Hospital was chartered by the state.
18 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
19 1951 
  • 1951: Kaukauna History
    The Hotel Kaukauna originally called the Hotel Brothers, is destroyed by fire.
20 1952 
  • 1952: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
21 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.
22 1954 
  • 1954: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
23 1955 
  • 1955: Appleton History
    On April 27, the Lawe Street Bridge opened over the Fox River.
  • 1955: Kaukauna History
    Kaukauna Community Hospital is dedicated.
24 1956 
  • 1956: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
25 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.
26 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
27 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.
28 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
29 1961 
  • 1961: USA History
    Thirty - Fifth President of the US is John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961-1963
30 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."
31 1963 
  • 1963: USA History
    Thirty - Sixth President of the US is Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969
32 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
33 1965 
  • 1965: Kaukauna History
    City of Kaukauna celebrates 175th Jubilee.
34 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]
35 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
36 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
37 1969 
  • 1969: USA History
    Thirty - Seventh President of the US is Richard Milhous Nixon 1969-1974
  • 1969: USA History
    Vietnam War
38 1970 
  • 1970: Kaukauna History
    Gilbert J. Anderson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
39 1971 
  • 1971: Appleton History
    Passenger railroad service from Appleton ended on May 7.
40 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
41 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.
42 1975 
  • 1975: Kaukauna History
    New city offices are opened in the old Badger Northland plant.
43 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
44 1977 
  • 1977: USA History
    Thirty - Ninth President of the US is Jimmy Carter 1977-1981
45 1978 
  • 1978: Kaukauna History
    Robert A. LaPlante was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
46 1979 
  • 1979: Appleton History
    The new Lawe Street Bridge was dedicated on October 24.
47 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
48 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
49 1982 
  • 1982: Kaukauna History
    Ronald L Van De Hey was elected Mayor of Kaukauna
50 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.
51 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.
52 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
53 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.
54 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
55 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.
56 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]
57 1991 
  • 1991: Appleton History
    1991 In August, two new elementary schools opened in Appleton, Edna Ferber and Janet Berry Schools.
  • 1991: Gulf War
58 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.
59 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
60 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.
61 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.
62 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.

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