1634 French explorer Jean Nicolet arrives in Wisconsin.
1672 A mission was built at DePere by French Jesuit priests.
1684 A French post was established at Green Bay.
1689 Nicolas Perrot claims the region for France.
1754 The French and Indian War begins.
1763 The area is controlled by the British after they win the French and Indian War.
1783 Wisconsin becomes part of the United States after the American Revolution.
1787 The Northwest Territory is formed including Wisconsin.
1800 Wisconsin become part of the Indiana Territory.
1812 The British are finally forced out of the area during the War of 1812.
1814 Fort Shelby the first US outpost in Wisconsin was built.
1822 Lead mining begins.
1832 The Black Hawk War occurs.
1836 The Wisconsin Territory is formed.
1841 The first small cheese making factory is established.
1848 Wisconsin is admitted into the Union as the 30th state.
1850’s A vast wave of German immigrants who arrived in the state.
1854 The Republican Party is founded as the anti-slavery party in the city of Ripon.
1919 The Green Bay Packers football team is established by Earl "Curly" Lambeau.
1981 Joseph Schlitz Brewery closed its beer brewery after 133 year of operation in Milwaukee.