Astronauts have not walked on the moon since 1972, but there has been plenty of talk since then about going back. In 2004, President George W....
In 1990, there was talk of Stoddard withdrawing from the De Soto school district, and joining the larger La Crosse school system instead. One meeting on...
Oktoberfest Medallion hunters in 1968 were told that a well-known person in La Crosse was carrying the prize, and to win the contest, you had to...
August 29th of 1967 was a Tuesday, and it was a big night in TV history. A record-setting audience watched the final episode of “The Fugitive,”...
In 1970, La Crosse State publicized plans to develop green space on campus between 16th Street and the football stadium. The proposed pedestrian mall would pass...
On August 21st of 2017, a total solar eclipse passed over the U.S. for the first time in nearly 40 years. Several states from the west...
In August of 1979, President Jimmy Carter took a Mississippi River cruise on the Delta Queen, along with First Lady Rosalynn and their daughter Amy. The...
In August of 2012, the La Crosse School District decided to schedule a fall referendum on whether to build a new north-side elementary school to take...
In the fall of 1990, the stalled La Farge dam project was back in the news. A federal judge ruled in favor of the Army Corps...
If you’ve wondered why most U.S. dimes or quarters have a red stripe on the rim, that goes back to a decision made by Congress in...
Recall elections have been held frequently in the La Crosse area over the past 50 years, but they haven’t been always been legal in Wisconsin. A recall...
During the last presidential campaign, in August of 2016, Indiana Governor Mike Pence campaigned at UW-La Crosse as the new Republican vice presidential nominee. Pence led...
Americans would crowd around TV sets on the night of August 8th in 1974, as the two-year Watergate scandal was about to come to an end. ...
In 1990, a special ceremony took place in Vernon County, where the State of Wisconsin formally apologized to native American tribes for the Bad Axe Massacre...
In the summer of 1964, an Ohio developer predicted that a new K-Mart would be open on Losey Boulevard by the following spring. Some city aldermen...
July 31st, 1980 was opening day for La Crosse’s largest indoor shopping mall, Valley View Mall. Bigger than the other local shopping centers, the Village, Bridgeview,...
In July of 1981, Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at a lavish wedding seen on TV around the world. That same day, the Hotel...
In the summer of 1992, Governor Bill Clinton launched his fall campaign for president after the Democratic convention by taking a bus tour through the Midwest with his...
In 1972, folk singer Pete Seeger performed at UW-L, and also spoke with people on campus about his concerns for society. Seeger said the U.S. was...
In the summer of 2004, a metal sculpture called ‘Dancers’ was installed in the parking lot of the Pump House Arts Center. Local artist Donna Gerke-Cutta...