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...
The city charter for La Crosse was signed in 1856, but La Crosse was considered a settlement as early as 1842. That means a centennial for...
In 1974, you could see a big sign along Mormon Coulee Road, promoting a new shopping center to be built soon near the Holy Cross Seminary. ...
In the summer of 1967, the president of La Crosse State, Sam Gates, announced plans for punishing students who demonstrated, or protested speakers on campus. Gates...
On July 20th of 1969, the ‘Eagle’ moon lander of Apollo 11 became the first manned spacecraft to arrive on the lunar surface. Neil Armstrong and...
In October of 1961, a large statue of an Indian was installed at the north end of La Crosse’s Riverside Park. The 25-foot statue by Central...
“He waffles, he wiggles.” That’s what the president said about his campaign opponent in 1976, yesterday in La Crosse. President Gerald Ford turned 63 years...
On July 13th of 1995, the mercury soared to 108 degrees in La Crosse by 3 in the afternoon, and stayed at that temperature for another...
In October of 2008, Arizona Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy landed at the La Crosse airport, for a campaign rally roughly a month before...