Wyngaard, Charles Thomas

Wyngaard, Charles Thomas

Male 1915 - 1992  (76 years)

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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.
1837 
  • 1837: Kaukauna History
    Charles Grignon builds his mansion in the woods as a gift for his bride
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.
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
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.
1843 
  • 1843: Appleton History
    The U.S. government began surveying the land north of the Fox River.
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.
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
1846 
  • 1846: USA History
    Mexican-American War begins
10 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
11 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.
12 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.
13 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
14 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.
15 1852 
  • 1852: Appleton History
    1852 The Appleton Water Power Company was incorporated to construct dams and reservoirs on the Fox River.
16 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
17 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.
18 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.
19 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
20 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.
21 1863 
  • 1863: Appleton History
    1863 The Lawrence Engine Company was formed with Appleton\'s first fire engine.
22 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
23 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.
24 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.
25 1870 
  • 1870: Appleton History
    1870 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an early leader of the women\'s rights movement, visited Appleton.
26 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.
27 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
28 1877 
  • 1877: USA History
    Nineteenth Rutherford Birchard Hayes 1877-1881
29 1878 
  • 1878: Appleton History
    1878 Famous speaker Henry Ward Beecher spoke in Appleton on Wastes and Burdens of Society.
30 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.
31 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
32 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.
33 1883 
  • 1883: Appleton History
    1883 Fox River Paper Corporation was established.
34 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.
35 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.
36 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
37 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.
38 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
39 1890 
  • 1890: USA History
    Yosemite National Park created
  • 1890: Kaukauna History
    Luther Lindauer elected Mayor of Kaukauna
40 1891 
  • 1891: Kaukauna History
    Luther Lindauer was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
41 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
42 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
43 1894 
  • 1894: Kaukauna History
    Dr. H. B. Tanner elected Mayor of Kaukauna
44 1895 
  • 1895: Kaukauna History
    Dr. H. B. Tanner was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
45 1896 
  • 1896: Kaukauna History
    Joseph McCarty elected Mayor of Kaukauna
46 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
47 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
48 1899 
  • 1899: Appleton History
    1899 St. Elizabeth Hospital was established.
  • 1899: Kaukauna History
    F. M. Charlesworth elected Mayor of Kaukauna
49 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
50 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
51 1902 
  • 1902: Kaukauna History
    H. J. Mulholland elected Mayor of Kaukauna
52 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.
53 1905 
  • 1905: Kaukauna History
    Construction of a public library with assistance from Andrew Carnegie.
54 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]
55 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]
56 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.
57 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.
58 1913 
  • 1913: USA History
    Twenty - Eighth President of the US is Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921
59 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)
60 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.
61 1921 
  • 1921: USA History
    Twenty- Ninth President of the US is Warren Gamaliel Harding 1921-1923
62 1922 
  • 1922: Irish History
    1922 - 1923 - Irish Civil War between the Free State army and IRA
63 1923 
  • 1923: USA History
    Thirtieth President of the US is Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929
  • 1923: Kaukauna History
    Construction of high school on the island.
64 1924 
  • 1924: Appleton History
    1924 The Soldiers\' and Sailors\' Memorial Drive Bridge was completed.
65 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.
66 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.
67 1927 
68 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.
69 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
70 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
71 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.
72 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
73 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
74 1937 
  • 1937: Kaukauna History
    Rialto Theatre opens with Edna Ferber\'s Come & Get It.
  • 1937: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson elected Mayor of Kaukauna
75 1938 
  • 1938: Appleton History
    Appleton West High School was built on Badger Avenue.
  • 1938: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
76 1940 
  • 1940: Kaukauna History
    William F. Gantter elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died February 25, 1942 His unexpired term was filled by L.F. Nelson]
77 1941 
  • 1941: USA History
    U.S. enters World War II
78 1942 
  • 1942: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
79 1944 
  • 1944: Kaukauna History
    Look\'s Drug Store opens on Second Street.
  • 1944: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
80 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
81 1946 
  • 1946: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon elected Mayor of Kaukauna
82 1948 
  • 1948: Kaukauna History
    Dial phones come to Kaukauna.
  • 1948: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
83 1949 
  • 1949: Appleton History
    Appleton's Memorial Hospital was chartered by the state.
84 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
85 1951 
  • 1951: Kaukauna History
    The Hotel Kaukauna originally called the Hotel Brothers, is destroyed by fire.
86 1952 
  • 1952: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
87 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.
88 1954 
  • 1954: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
89 1955 
  • 1955: Appleton History
    On April 27, the Lawe Street Bridge opened over the Fox River.
  • 1955: Kaukauna History
    Kaukauna Community Hospital is dedicated.
90 1956 
  • 1956: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
91 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.
92 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
93 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.
94 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
95 1961 
  • 1961: USA History
    Thirty - Fifth President of the US is John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961-1963
96 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."
97 1963 
  • 1963: USA History
    Thirty - Sixth President of the US is Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969
98 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
99 1965 
  • 1965: Kaukauna History
    City of Kaukauna celebrates 175th Jubilee.
100 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]
101 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
102 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
103 1969 
  • 1969: USA History
    Thirty - Seventh President of the US is Richard Milhous Nixon 1969-1974
  • 1969: USA History
    Vietnam War
104 1970 
  • 1970: Kaukauna History
    Gilbert J. Anderson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
105 1971 
  • 1971: Appleton History
    Passenger railroad service from Appleton ended on May 7.
106 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
107 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.
108 1975 
  • 1975: Kaukauna History
    New city offices are opened in the old Badger Northland plant.
109 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
110 1977 
  • 1977: USA History
    Thirty - Ninth President of the US is Jimmy Carter 1977-1981
111 1978 
  • 1978: Kaukauna History
    Robert A. LaPlante was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
112 1979 
  • 1979: Appleton History
    The new Lawe Street Bridge was dedicated on October 24.
113 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
114 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
115 1982 
  • 1982: Kaukauna History
    Ronald L Van De Hey was elected Mayor of Kaukauna
116 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.
117 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.
118 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
119 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.
120 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
121 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.
122 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]
123 1991 
  • 1991: Appleton History
    1991 In August, two new elementary schools opened in Appleton, Edna Ferber and Janet Berry Schools.
  • 1991: Gulf War
124 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.

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