1. In 1847, the first territorial legislature of Wisconsin incorporated the city of Milwaukee as a city with a population over 20,000.
2. On March 3, 1873, the Wisconsin State Normal School – now the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – was established by an “act to establish a state normal school at the city of Eau Claire.”
3. In 1885, The Wisconsin Legislature created the Wisconsin Women’s Suffrage Association. The Association would later become the League of Women Voters.
4. March 3, 1921 marked the opening day of the first Wisconsin State Park – Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls.
5. In 2003, University of Wisconsin–Madison won the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship after defeating University of Southern California with a 3-1 score.
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