Timeline: DeGroot, Robert: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

DeGroot, Robert

1916 - 1962 (45 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1916	1916: Kaukauna History Charles E. Raught elected Mayor of Kaukauna and reelected in 1918, 1920 and 1922. (He had previously served terms in 1898 and 1904)
2	1920	1920: Appleton History 1920 Appleton\'s two newspapers, The Appleton Post and the Appleton Crescent, merged their operations and became the Appleton Post-Crescent.
3	1921	1921: USA History Twenty- Ninth President of the US is Warren Gamaliel Harding 1921-1923
4	1922	1922: Irish History 1922 - 1923 - Irish Civil War between the Free State army and IRA
5	1923	1923: USA History Thirtieth President of the US is Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929 1923: Kaukauna History Construction of high school on the island.
6	1924	1924: Appleton History 1924 The Soldiers\' and Sailors\' Memorial Drive Bridge was completed.
7	1925	1925: Appleton History 1925 Edna Ferber, the author who spent her teen years in Appleton, won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel So Big. 1925: Appleton History 1925 Street addresses in the city of Appleton were changed to provide greater organization and consistency.
8	1926	1926: Appleton History 1926 Erich Weiss, better known as the magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, died on Halloween night in Detroit, Michigan. Houdini spent his childhood in Appleton where his father, Mayer Samuel Weiss, served as a rabbi.
9	1927	1927: Kaukauna History Dr. W. C. Sullivan was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
10	1929	1929: Appleton History 1929 A record low temperature of thirty-two degrees below zero was recorded in Appleton. 1929: Appleton History The Institute of Paper Chemistry was organized in Appleton. 1929: USA History Thirty- First President of the US is Herbert Clark Hoover 1929-1933 1929: Kaukauna History The Vaudette Theatre shows the first talkie motion picture.
11	1930	1930: Appleton History The last electric streetcar ran on April 6. 1930: Kaukauna History The Bank of Kaukauna is robbed of $40,000. 1930: Kaukauna History B.W. Fargo elected Mayor of Kaukauna
12	1932	1932: Appleton History The Irving Zuelke Office Building opened in downtown Appleton. This 168-foot building was the tallest in Appleton until 1952, when AAL built their 183-foot downtown office building. 1932: Kaukauna History Construction of the U.S. Post Office on the island. 1932: Kaukauna History B.W. Fargo was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
13	1933	1933: USA History Thirty - Second President of the US is Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1933-1945 1933: Kaukauna History Regenfuss Brewery reopens after a dry period of 14 years.
14	1934	1934: USA History Thirty - Third President of the US is Harry S. Truman 1945-1953 1934: Kaukauna History John H. Neisen elected Mayor of Kaukauna
15	1936	1936: Appleton History On July 13, 1936 a temperature of 107 was reached, the highest temperature ever recorded in Appleton. 1936: Kaukauna History John H. Neisen was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
16	1937	1937: Kaukauna History Rialto Theatre opens with Edna Ferber\'s Come & Get It. 1937: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson elected Mayor of Kaukauna
17	1938	1938: Appleton History Appleton West High School was built on Badger Avenue. 1938: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
18	1940	1940: Kaukauna History William F. Gantter elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died February 25, 1942 His unexpired term was filled by L.F. Nelson]
19	1941	1941: USA History U.S. enters World War II
20	1942	1942: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
21	1944	1944: Kaukauna History Look\'s Drug Store opens on Second Street. 1944: Kaukauna History L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
22	1945	1945: USA History Germany and Japan surrender, ending World War II 1945: USA History Thirty - Third President of the US is Harry S. Truman 1945-1953
23	1946	1946: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon elected Mayor of Kaukauna
24	1948	1948: Kaukauna History Dial phones come to Kaukauna. 1948: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
25	1949	1949: Appleton History Appleton's Memorial Hospital was chartered by the state.
26	1950	1950: USA History Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power and start Communist witch hunts (1950-1954) 1950: Kaukauna History Kaukauna swimming pool is dedicated. 1950: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
27	1951	1951: Kaukauna History The Hotel Kaukauna originally called the Hotel Brothers, is destroyed by fire.
28	1952	1952: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
29	1953	1953: Appleton History Fox Valley Lutheran High School opened. 1953: USA History Thirty - Fourth President of the US is Dwight David Eisenhower 1953-1961 1953: Kaukauna History Automatic traffic signals are installed at the intersection of Lawe Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
30	1954	1954: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
31	1955	1955: Appleton History On April 27, the Lawe Street Bridge opened over the Fox River. 1955: Kaukauna History Kaukauna Community Hospital is dedicated.
32	1956	1956: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
33	1957	1957: Appleton History United States Senator Joseph McCarthy, who gained world-wide fame for his work against communism and who was condemned by the Senate for his methods, died in Washington D.C., and was buried in Appleton's St. Mary's Cemetery. 1957: Kaukauna History Senator John F. Kennedy visits Kaukauna as part of his primary campaign through Wisconsin.
34	1958	1958: Appleton History The Appleton Foxes baseball team was established in affiliation with the Washington Senators. Since 1987 the Foxes have been affiliated with the Kansas City Royals. 1958: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
35	1959	1959: Appleton History On December 19, the College Avenue Bridge opened over the Fox River. It replaced the John Street Bridge. 1959: Appleton History Xavier Catholic High School opened.
36	1960	1960: Appleton History The John Street Bridge was torn down on February 2. 1960: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
37	1961	1961: USA History Thirty - Fifth President of the US is John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961-1963
38	1962	1962: Kaukauna History Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna 9 May 1962—9 May 1962: First Direct Dial Telephone Call The Kaukauna Times reported on May 9, 1962 "Mayor Joseph F. Bayorgeon made the first Direct Dial call from the City of Kaukauna. He dialed the area code and the exact number he wanted in New York City."