History
From This is My Milwaukee
Milwaukee History
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At various points, events are described as taking place in one of three 'eras' (similar to BC and AD):
- DOR (Dormant era)
- TRO (300 Troubles)
- ACT (Active era)
Many of the items listed below can be found in the inside front cover of "Milwaukee: A Reasonable Haven"
Dormant era
| TIMM | Event | IRL | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOR 300? | Voltaire activated | 1707? | Voltaire's 13th birthday was November 21, 1707. That's when he became a teen. |
| DOR 250? | Declaration of Independence | 1757? | |
| DOR 200 | "the use of turbines was well-established"[1] | 1807? | |
| DOR 180 | "replication of the compass"[2] | 1827? | |
| DOR 123 | Debussy wins Prix de Rome | 1884 | |
| DOR 57 | Birth of the Cool | 1950 | |
| DOR 27 | "'Me Decade'...'Ultimate' Warrior"[3] | 1980's | |
| DOR 18 | Fall of Berlin Wall | 1989 | |
| DOR 4 | Blackstar merger | 2003 |
300 Troubles
- Believed to represent a period of 300 days [ref]
| TIMM | Event | IRL | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRO 0 | 300 Troubles begin? | 2007? | |
| TRO 132 | Ethra killed in Peoria siege | ? |
Active era
| TIMM | Event | IRL | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACT 3 | Mayors League founded | ? | |
| ACT 3 | Duluth-Decatur trade route | ? | |
| ACT 4 | Treasure Hunters begin arriving in Milwaukee & settle down near North Gate [ref] | ? | |
| ACT 5 | Blackstar merger | ? | |
| ACT 7 | First copyright of Milwaukee: A Reasonable Haven Wichita gets a hockey team expansion[4] |
? | |
| ACT 9 | Wichita connection | ? | |
| ACT 10 | Latest publication of Milwaukee: A Reasonable Haven | ? |
