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| 1 | 1944 | - 1944: Kaukauna History
Look\'s Drug Store opens on Second Street.
- 1944: Kaukauna History
L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 2 | 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
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| 3 | 1946 | - 1946: Kaukauna History
Joseph F. Bayorgeon elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 4 | 1948 | - 1948: Kaukauna History
Dial phones come to Kaukauna.
- 1948: Kaukauna History
Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 5 | 1949 | - 1949: Appleton History
Appleton's Memorial Hospital was chartered by the state.
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| 6 | 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
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| 7 | 1951 | - 1951: Kaukauna History
The Hotel Kaukauna originally called the Hotel Brothers, is destroyed by fire.
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| 8 | 1952 | - 1952: Kaukauna History
Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 9 | 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.
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| 10 | 1954 | - 1954: Kaukauna History
Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 11 | 1955 | - 1955: Appleton History
On April 27, the Lawe Street Bridge opened over the Fox River.
- 1955: Kaukauna History
Kaukauna Community Hospital is dedicated.
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| 12 | 1956 | - 1956: Kaukauna History
Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 13 | 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.
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| 14 | 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
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| 15 | 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.
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| 16 | 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
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| 17 | 1961 | - 1961: USA History
Thirty - Fifth President of the US is John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961-1963
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| 18 | 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."
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| 19 | 1963 | - 1963: USA History
Thirty - Sixth President of the US is Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969
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| 20 | 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
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| 21 | 1965 | - 1965: Kaukauna History
City of Kaukauna celebrates 175th Jubilee.
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| 22 | 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]
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| 23 | 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
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| 24 | 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
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| 25 | 1969 | - 1969: USA History
Thirty - Seventh President of the US is Richard Milhous Nixon 1969-1974
- 1969: USA History
Vietnam War
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1943 - 1969 (25 years)
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