Cobb, Robert

Cobb, Robert

Male 1922 - 1983  (61 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
1922 
  • 1922: Irish History
    1922 - 1923 - Irish Civil War between the Free State army and IRA
1923 
  • 1923: USA History
    Thirtieth President of the US is Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929
  • 1923: Kaukauna History
    Construction of high school on the island.
1924 
  • 1924: Appleton History
    1924 The Soldiers\' and Sailors\' Memorial Drive Bridge was completed.
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.
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.
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
10 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.
11 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
12 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
13 1937 
  • 1937: Kaukauna History
    Rialto Theatre opens with Edna Ferber\'s Come & Get It.
  • 1937: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson elected Mayor of Kaukauna
14 1938 
  • 1938: Appleton History
    Appleton West High School was built on Badger Avenue.
  • 1938: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
15 1940 
  • 1940: Kaukauna History
    William F. Gantter elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died February 25, 1942 His unexpired term was filled by L.F. Nelson]
16 1941 
  • 1941: USA History
    U.S. enters World War II
17 1942 
  • 1942: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
18 1944 
  • 1944: Kaukauna History
    Look\'s Drug Store opens on Second Street.
  • 1944: Kaukauna History
    L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
19 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
20 1946 
  • 1946: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon elected Mayor of Kaukauna
21 1948 
  • 1948: Kaukauna History
    Dial phones come to Kaukauna.
  • 1948: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
22 1949 
  • 1949: Appleton History
    Appleton's Memorial Hospital was chartered by the state.
23 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
24 1951 
  • 1951: Kaukauna History
    The Hotel Kaukauna originally called the Hotel Brothers, is destroyed by fire.
25 1952 
  • 1952: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
26 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.
27 1954 
  • 1954: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
28 1955 
  • 1955: Appleton History
    On April 27, the Lawe Street Bridge opened over the Fox River.
  • 1955: Kaukauna History
    Kaukauna Community Hospital is dedicated.
29 1956 
  • 1956: Kaukauna History
    Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
30 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.
31 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
32 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.
33 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
34 1961 
  • 1961: USA History
    Thirty - Fifth President of the US is John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961-1963
35 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."
36 1963 
  • 1963: USA History
    Thirty - Sixth President of the US is Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969
37 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
38 1965 
  • 1965: Kaukauna History
    City of Kaukauna celebrates 175th Jubilee.
39 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]
40 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
41 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
42 1969 
  • 1969: USA History
    Thirty - Seventh President of the US is Richard Milhous Nixon 1969-1974
  • 1969: USA History
    Vietnam War
43 1970 
  • 1970: Kaukauna History
    Gilbert J. Anderson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
44 1971 
  • 1971: Appleton History
    Passenger railroad service from Appleton ended on May 7.
45 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
46 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.
47 1975 
  • 1975: Kaukauna History
    New city offices are opened in the old Badger Northland plant.
48 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
49 1977 
  • 1977: USA History
    Thirty - Ninth President of the US is Jimmy Carter 1977-1981
50 1978 
  • 1978: Kaukauna History
    Robert A. LaPlante was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
51 1979 
  • 1979: Appleton History
    The new Lawe Street Bridge was dedicated on October 24.
52 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
53 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
54 1982 
  • 1982: Kaukauna History
    Ronald L Van De Hey was elected Mayor of Kaukauna

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