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1 | 1895 | - 1895: St. Ladislaus Catholic Church, Bevent, Marathon County, WI
Built in 1895.
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2 | 1896 | - 1896: St John the Baptist Church in Heffron, Portage County, WI
Built in 1896.
- 1896: St. Bronislava Catholic Church, Plover, Portage County, WI
Built in 1896, re-built in 1911 and demolished in 1999. New Church built in 1991.
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3 | 1897 | - 1897: St. Mary's Catholic Church, Torun, Portage County, WI
Built in 1897. Re-built in 1949.
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4 | 1898 | - 1898: Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
- 1898: St. Adalbert Catholic Church, Rosholt, Portage County, WI
St. Adalbert Catholic Church built in 1898, as a daughter church of Sacred Heart. Re-built in 1935.
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5 | 1908 | - 1908: Henry Ford car
Henry Ford begins production of Model T cars in USA
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6 | 1914 | - 1914—1918: World War I
28 Jun 1914 - 3 Nov 1918, World War I from 1914 to 1918. USA enters war in 1917.
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7 | 1916 | - 1916: St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI
Built in 1916, established in 1913.
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8 | 1918 | - 1918—1919: Spanish Flu in USA
The Spanish Flu or "la gripe" spread quickly across the United States. Claims 130 lives in Portage County, WI.
- 11 Nov 1918: Poland regains independence
11 Nov 1918; Poland
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9 | 1919 | - 1919: Prohibition
In USA outlaws purchase, sale and transport of alcohol.
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10 | 1927 | - 1927: First talking movies.
First talking movies
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11 | 1929 | - 24 Oct 1929: Great Depression
24 Oct 1929, Stock Market Crash
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12 | 1938 | - 1938—1945: World War II
Sep 1938 - Aug 1945, World War II from 1938 to 1945.
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13 | 1939 | - 1 Sep 1939: German Invasion of Poland
1 Sep 1939; German Invasion
- 17 Sep 1939: Soviet Invasion of Poland
17 Sep 1939; Soviet Invasion
- 28 Sep 1939: Fall of Warsaw
28 Sep 1939; Fall of Warsaw
- 6 Oct 1939: Polan completely occupied
6 Oct 1939; Poland completely occupied.
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14 | 1941 | - 7 Dec 1941: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
7 Dec 1941, WWII Japanese attach Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, USA enters war.
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15 | 1944 | - 1944: Battle of the Bulge
WWII Battle of the Bulge begins to break down Axis position on Western Front.
- 6 Jun 1944: D-Day
6 Jun 1944, WWII Allies invade Normandy, France.
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16 | 1945 | - 1945: Warsaw captured
Soviet forces capture Warsaw in January. All German forces are driven from Poland by March. Poland's borders are set by the post-war Potsdam conference; Poland loses territory to the Soviet Union but gains some from Germany.
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17 | 1947 | - 1947: People's Republic of Poland
Poland becomes a Communist People's Republic after Soviet-run elections.
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18 | 1950 | - 1950—1953: Korean War
Korean War
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19 | 1952 | - 1952: Passenger Jet
First passenger jet in Britian.
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