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The 1830s (pronounced "eighteen-thirties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1830, and ended on December 31, 1839. In this decade, the world saw a rapid rise of imperialism and colonialism, particularly in Asia and Africa. Britain saw a surge of power and world dominance, as Queen Victoria took to the throne in 1837.
Dennis Murphy (1830–1901), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Green Bay) Beryl Newman (1911–1998), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Baraboo) Richard J. Nolan (1848–1905), American Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee)
The famous opening line of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's (anonymous) novel, Paul Clifford, published this year, begins: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the ...
Patrick Joseph Lucey, Governor of Wisconsin, U.S. diplomat; Paul Lundsten, Wisconsin court of appeals judge; Jane Magnus-Stinson, federal judge; Paul Marcotte, businessman and Kentucky State Representative; Thomas Morris, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin [2] Gary K. Nelson, Attorney General of Arizona; Mike O'Callaghan, Governor of Nevada
John G. McMynn, 7th Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction; George Molinaro, Wisconsin legislator; Earl D. Morton, Wisconsin legislator and jurist; George Howard Paul, 5th mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin legislator, journalist; Milton Pettit, 11th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 8th, 11th, 13th, and 16th mayor of Kenosha
David M. Kelly, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a Wisconsin State Senator; William Kennedy, Wisconsin State Senator [5] George Kreiss, Wisconsin politician; August W. Laabs, Wisconsin State Representative; John F. Lappen, Wisconsin State Senator; James Lennon, Wisconsin State Representative; James E. Lyons, Wisconsin State ...
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The history of Wisconsin includes the story of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.