History
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New documentary premieres, sheds light on famous 1982 Milwaukee Brewers season
More than 40 years after the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers made their only appearance in the World Series, the new film “Just a Bit Outside” gives a deep dive into the highs and lows of that team.
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Wisconsin Vietnam veteran honored at DC ceremony for fallen heroes
For many soldiers who served in Vietnam, the danger faced in battle went beyond bullets and bombs. Hundreds of thousands of veterans have since died from effects of Agent Orange exposure.
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Nearly 900 Wisconsin folk tunes part of the National Recording Registry in Library of Congress
The Wisconsin Folk Song Collection comprises the work of scholars, musicians and Wisconsinites pre- and post-World War II who helped record and archive this part of our state’s history, such as Helene Stratman-Thomas and Sydney Robertson Cowell.
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The Midwest, a place where the music grows
To learn about the Midwest’s rich music heritage, WPR’s “BETA” turned to award-winning music journalist Erin Osmon, who grew up in rural Indiana.
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Nearly 1K students died at federal Indian boarding schools. At least 11 of those schools were in Wisconsin.
A UW-Madison assistant professor says the painful repercussions from these schools are still felt today.
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Wisconsin Veterans Museum secures key funding for new building
The State Building Commission approved $9 million for the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to purchase the building currently leased by the museum at 30 West Mifflin St.
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Crisis negotiation not (exactly) like it is in the movies
Detective Bradley Tatro and Lt. Trevor Bilgo are police officers who are called in to try to negotiate tense, life-and-death standoffs. They share wisdom about the craft of negotiating and explain what movies get wrong about police negotiating.
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Dennis Biddle has fought to get former Negro league players acknowledged. It finally happened.
Major League Baseball decided this year to recognize statistics from Jim Crow baseball leagues and will give living Black players a pension. Former Negro league player, Dennis Biddle, and a UW-Milwaukee history student, Ken Bartelt, explain the importance of this on “Wisconsin Today.”
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‘Our language is the essence of who we are’: Menominee Tribe celebrates language center opening
A center dedicated to revitalizing and normalizing the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s native language opened Thursday, marking a milestone in a yearslong effort to keep the language alive.
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Ripon’s Little White Schoolhouse returns to the National Register of Historic Places
The building known as the birthplace of the Republican Party has once again been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Ripon Chamber of Commerce announced Friday.