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| 1 | 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.
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| 2 | 1921 | - 1921: USA History
Twenty- Ninth President of the US is Warren Gamaliel Harding 1921-1923
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| 3 | 1922 | - 1922: Irish History
1922 - 1923 - Irish Civil War between the Free State army and IRA
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| 4 | 1923 | - 1923: USA History
Thirtieth President of the US is Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929
- 1923: Kaukauna History
Construction of high school on the island.
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| 5 | 1924 | - 1924: Appleton History
1924 The Soldiers\' and Sailors\' Memorial Drive Bridge was completed.
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| 6 | 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.
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| 7 | 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.
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| 9 | 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.
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| 10 | 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
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| 11 | 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
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| 12 | 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.
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| 13 | 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
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| 14 | 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
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| 15 | 1937 | - 1937: Kaukauna History
Rialto Theatre opens with Edna Ferber\'s Come & Get It.
- 1937: Kaukauna History
L.F. Nelson elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 16 | 1938 | - 1938: Appleton History
Appleton West High School was built on Badger Avenue.
- 1938: Kaukauna History
L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 17 | 1940 | - 1940: Kaukauna History
William F. Gantter elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died February 25, 1942 His unexpired term was filled by L.F. Nelson]
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| 18 | 1941 | - 1941: USA History
U.S. enters World War II
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| 19 | 1942 | - 1942: Kaukauna History
L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 20 | 1944 | - 1944: Kaukauna History
Look\'s Drug Store opens on Second Street.
- 1944: Kaukauna History
L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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1918 - 1944 (26 years)
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