1. In 1943, the Wisconsin State Journal reported that seven German prisoners of war had escaped from a camp in Algoma. The escapees had reportedly been housed in a farmhouse and had tunnelled their way out through a concrete floor.

2. On February 11, 1960, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed a resolution apologizing for Wisconsin's role in passing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. The act allowed for the capture and return of escaped slaves, and was seen as a major contributor to the tensions leading up to the Civil War.

3. In 1995, the Wisconsin Badger football team won the Rose Bowl, defeating the UCLA Bruins by a score of 21-16. Running back Ron Dayne was named the game's most valuable player, rushing for 246 yards and four touchdowns.

4. On February 11, 1929, Wisconsin senator Robert M. La Follette died at the age of 65. La Follette was a prominent progressive politician and the founder of the Progressive Party, which ran against both the Democratic and Republican parties in the 1924 presidential election.

5. In 1840, the Wisconsin Territory was established by an act of Congress. The territory included all of present-day Wisconsin, as well as parts of Minnesota and Michigan. It would be almost a decade before Wisconsin achieved statehood, with the territory officially becoming a state in 1848.