This Day in History - January 4: committee reports to the U.S. Senate a bill creating the Kansas-Nebraska Act January 4, 1854 - A bill introduced by Sen. Stephen Douglas in January, 1854, divided the ...

Towns across the state are gearing up to celebrate America 250 with special events that are sure to dazzle and educate.

March 20, 1854 - The founding meeting of the Republican Party took place in Wisconsin on March 20, 1854. Former Whig Party members gathered to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery ...

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 led to a violent conflict known as Bleeding Kansas over whether the territory would be a free or slave state. The state has a complicated past that includes both ...