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To celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, the Wisconsin Historical Society is highlighting some of its rare Revolutionary War-era artifacts.

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, we reflect on the status of Black people at the time of America's founding.

The nation’s 250th birthday will be celebrated in Cuba City, the town known as Wisconsin’s "City of Presidents."

The U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday this week. But one thing that’s missing among much of the festivities: the story of this continent's Indigenous peoples.

For 50 years, Old World Wisconsin has been immersing visitors in the history of our state. The 600 acre site gives visitors a look into the daily lives of Wisconsin’s 19th century immigrants.

Milwaukee is home to one of the nation’s oldest and largest Juneteenth celebrations. WUWM’s Jimmy Gutierrez shares an audio postcard from last year’s celebration.

As Milwaukee approaches its 55th annual Juneteenth Day celebration this Friday, Margaret Henningsen, one of the local event’s founders, reflects on helping bring the event to the city.

You can catch the "Beacons of Brew City" documentary at the Oriential Theatre on June 16 at 6 p.m. The exhibit will be at Style Pop Cafe through June 21.

We look at the tenure of Milwaukee’s last Socialist mayor, Frank Zeidler, and his aggressive campaign to expand the size of the city. We also explore what socialism looks like in Milwaukee today.

Milwaukee Mayor Daniel Hoan became the longest-serving socialist mayor in U.S. history, and redefined life in the city by creating parks, publicly-funded housing and the first modern sewage treatment facility. But it was a tumultuous time for the socialists, who faced local and global pressure over their ideology.