Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a state

U.S. state

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in the United States

United States

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, located in the Midwest. Its capital

Capital

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is Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of Wisconsin [i], a state [i] in the United States of America [i] ...

; the governor is Jim Doyle. The Wisconsin area, bordered by the current-day states of Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a Midwest [i] state [i] of the United States [i]. ...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

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, Michigan

Michigan

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and Illinois

Illinois

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, as well as Lakes Michigan

Lake Michigan

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and Superior

Lake Superior

Lake Superior, bounded by Ontario [i] and Minnesota [i] to the north and Wisconsin [i] and Michigan [i] ...

, has been part of United States territory since the end of the American Revolution

American Revolutionary War

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; the Wisconsin Territory

Wisconsin Territory

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Timeline

1848 Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.

1934 John Dillinger and two others shoot their way out of the FBI ambush in northern Wisconsin

1936 Peak of July 1936 heat wave. The states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana all set new state records for high temperature. At Mio, in northern Michigan it soars to 113�F (45�C).

1980 A severe and destructive thunderstorm strikes four counties in western Wisconsin, including the city of Eau Claire. It causes over $250m in damage, and one person is killed.

1988 Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis wins the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary.

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Wisconsin is a state