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Students debate Roe v. Wade before panel of Judges.
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| William H. Rehnquist |
| “But the greatest injury of the 'wall' notion is its mischievous diversion of judges from the actual intentions of the drafters of the Bill of Rights ... The "wall of separation between church and state" is a metaphor based on bad history, a metaphor which has proved useless as a guide to judging. It should be frankly and explicitly abandoned.” |
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| Douglas MacArthur |
| "It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. " |
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| William H. Rehnquist |
| “It is truly surprising that the state must assign a greater value to a mother's decision to cut off a potential human life by abortion than to a father's decision to let it mature into a live child.” |
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| Harry S. Truman |
| "We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God." |
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| Abraham Lincoln |
| "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds." |
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| Theodore Roosevelt |
"The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight." |
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| Entered the Union: May 29, 1848 (30) |
Capital: Madison |
| Origin of Name: From the Cheppewa Indian word "Ouisconsin" believed to mean "river that meanders through something red." |
| State Nickname: Badger State |
State Motto: Forward |
| State Tree:Sugar Maple |
State Flower: Wood Violet |
| State Dog: American Water Spaniel |
State Bird: Robin |
| State Wildlife Animal: White-tailed Deer |
State Animal: Badger |
| State Domestic Animal: Dairy Cow |
State Fish: Muskellunge |
| State Insect: Honey Bee |
State Grain: Corn |
| State Beverage: Milk |
State Rock: Red Granite |
| State Symbol of Peace: Mourning Dove |
State Mineral: Galena |
| State Song “On Wisconsin" |
State Dance: Polka |
| National Forests: 2 • State Forests: 13 • State Parks: 46 • Recreation Areas: 11 |
| Famous For: 14,000 Lakes, Milwaukee Music Festival, House on the Rock, Snowmobiling |
| Famous Wisconsonites: Richard Bong (WWII Flying Ace), Seymour Cray (Developed the super-computer), Eric Heiden (skater), Woody Herman (band leader), Harry Houdini (magician), William D. Leahy (admiral), Liberace (pianist), Douglas MacArthur (WWII General), Don Ameche, Pat O'Brien, Spencer Tracy, Gene Wilder (actors), William H. Rehnquist (US Supreme Court), Tom Snyder (newscaster), Orson Welles (actor, producer), Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author of the Little House books), Frank Lloyd Wright (architect) |
Animals and Birds: Click on photos of the animals and birds on
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| State Fair: West Allis |
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| Wisconsin State Forests |
| Wisconsin State Parks |
| Wisconsin Historic Sites |
| Wisconsin Attractions |
| Green Bay Packers (NFL) |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) |
| Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) |
| Fishing in Wisconsin |
| Hunting in Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin Homeschooling |
| Listen to a Cow |
| Listen to a Badger |
| Listen to Robin's Song |
| Wisconsin Photo Gallery |
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| Wisconsin Resorts |
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| Wisconsin Hotels & Reviews |
| Wisconsin Restaurants & Reviews |
| The Winnebago, Menominee, and Dakota Indians lived in Wisconsin when the first French explorer arrived in 1634. |
| French explorer, Jean Nicolet, landed at Green Bay in 1634. In 1660 a French trading post and Catholic mission were established near present-day Ashland. |
| Great Britain obtained the region in settlement of the French and Indian Wars in 1763; the U.S. acquired it in 1783 after the Revolutionary War. However, Great Britain retained actual control until after the War of 1812. |
| In 1854, Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This act allowed settlers of the two states to decide the question of slavery in their state. Many Wisconsinites opposed slavery and held a meeting to protest the possibility of slavery within the new states. This meeting in Ripon, led to the foundation of the Republican Party. |
| Wisconsin is known as the Badger State after the habits of early miners in the region who either lived in mine shafts or dug their homes out of the sides of hills -- just like Badgers do. |
| Wisconsin is the dairy capital of the United States and is sometimes called "America's Dairyland." It has more dairy cows than any other state (1,500,000), produces more milk than any other state -- and 15% of the entire country's milk. |
| Wisconsin has over 14,000 lakes and 7,446 streams and rivers. |
| Milwaukee's Summerfest is the nation's largest music festival, with over 2,500 performers. |
| Milwaukee is home of Harley Davidson Motorcycles. |
| Door County has five state parks and 250 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan. |
| In 1882 the first hydroelectric plant in the United States was built at Fox River. |
| The first practical typewriter was designed in Milwaukee in 1867. |
| Wausau is the Ginseng Capital of the World. |
| The American Birkebeiner, a 52K cross-country ski race between Cable and Hayward, is the largest on the North American continent. |
| Wisconsin snowmobile trails total 15,210 miles of signed and groomed snow highways. Eagle River is known as the Snowmobile Capital of the World. |
| Noah's Ark in Wisconsin Dells is the nation's largest water-themed park. |
| The nation's first kindergarten was established in Watertown in 1856. Its first students were local German-speaking youngsters. |
| The original Barbie is from Willows. Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts. |
| The first Ringling Brothers Circus was staged in Baraboo in 1884. |
| Monroe is the Swiss Cheese Capital of the World. |
| With an average of 2,500 performers, Milwaukee's Summerfest is the nation's largest music festival. |
| Two Rivers is the home of the ice cream sundae. |
| The Republican Party was founded in Ripon in 1854. |
| Wisconsin's ethnic roots: German 42.6%, Irish 10.9%, Polish 9.3%, Norwegian 8.5%, English 6.5% |
| Wisconsin, with many cultural remnants of its heavy German settlement, is known as the most "German-American" state. |
| Religion in Wisconsin: (85%) Christian (Protestant 55%, Catholic 29%) No Religion (14%) |
| Designed and built in the early 1940s, the House on the Rock is considered an architectural marvel and is perched on a 60-foot chimney of rock. The 14-room house is now a complex of rooms, streets, buildings, and gardens covering over 200 acres. The Infinity Room contains 3,264 windows. |
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| April Fool's Day |
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April 1
April Fool's Day
is celebrated in various countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes or sending someone on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.
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| Arbor Day |
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April 26, 2013
Arbor Day is a national holiday enacted in 1872 to encourage people to plant trees and appreciate all the things trees give us. |
| National Day of Prayer |
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May 2, 2013
National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting all Americans to pray for our nation. It as created in 1952 by Congress and Pres. Harry S. Truman.
Read more in our forum. |
| Mothers Day |
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May 12, 2013
is Mother's Day! It is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May to honor mothers and motherhood. In 1914, Pres. Woodrow Wilson made this an official holiday in the USA.
Read more in our forum. |
| Armed Forces Day |
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May 18, 2013
Armed Forces Day
is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who serve in the five military branches of the United States' armed forces.
Read more in our forum. |
| Pentecost |
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May 19, 2013
Pentecost
is the day the Christian church was born. On the Jewish feast of Pentecost, 40 days after Jesus rose from the dead, he sent the Holy Spirit to fill his disciples with the empowerment of God's presence.
Read more in our forum.
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| Memorial Day |
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May 27, 2013
Memorial Day
is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service
Read more in our forum. |
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