December 1, 1859
14 Milwaukeeans met at the old Fair Grounds, now Marquette University, and played 3 innings of baseball. The first baseball game ever played in Wisconsin.  The final score was 40-35.  Milwaukee businessman Rufus King organized the game and had a friend in New York send bats and balls.

November 1, 1890
The University of Wisconsin's first football win was a lopsided 106-0 win over Whitewater.  The UW actually started playing football one year earlier, but lost both games it played in 1889.

June 8, 1895
The first State High School Track meet is held at the University of Wisconsin.  25 teams sent 100 athletes to Camp Randall Stadium.  The first meet consisted of one class, and 14 events.  Some of the events were the hammer throw and the mile walk.  In 1896 they added a bicycle race which lasted until 1902.  The meet was designed so the UW could recruit athletes to the school.

February 15, 1900
The University of Wisconsin basketball team beat Wayland Academy 25-15 for its first win in school history.  Wisconsin began playing basketball during the 1898-99 season, but lost all three games, then lost the first game of the 1899-1900 season before the resounding win over the prep school.

July 15, 1900
Milwaukee native and former University of Wisconsin athlete Alvin Kraenzlein won the gold medal and set the  record in the 60 meter dash at the Summer Olympics in Paris.  His time was 7.0.  He won four individual gold medals which has never been equaled since.

April 25, 1901
The Braves and Brewers are the two most well known baseball teams in Milwaukee, but Milwaukee actually had a pro team in 1901.  The first baseball game by a Milwaukee professional team was a road game in Detroit.  The Milwaukee American League team losses to Detroit 14-13.  The game is at Bennett Park in Detroit.  Detroit trailed 13-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, then scored ten runs to win.  Frank Dillon had four doubles.  It's one of the greatest comebacks of all time.

August 31, 1904
La Crosse High School athlete George Poage won the bronze medal in the 400 meter hurdles in the Summer Olympics in St. Louis.  "The Complete Book of the Olympics" credits Poage with being the first black to win an Olympic medal.  Menomonie's Frank Waller, also representing the United States, won the silver medal.

October 8, 1904
Though the two schools are best know for their basketball rivalry, Wisconsin and Marquette met for the first time on the football field.  Wisconsin prevailed at Camp Randall Stadium 33-0.  The series continued through 1960 when Marquette dropped football.  The two teams met 36 times with Wisconsin winning 32 and Marquette winning four.

December 4, 1904
Christian Steinmetz scored 50 points to lead the Badgers to a 75-10 win over Sparta Company C.  It's still the most points in UW history, though it's considered a pre-modern era mark.  He would become Wisconsin's first all-American.

April 8, 1905
Lawrence College, in Appleton, hosted the nation’s first high school state basketball championship.  It was played at Alexander Gymnasium.  Fond du Lac High School beat Sheboygan 32-24 in the title game.  Claude Cole was the Fond du Lac head coach.  Dan Dougherty, of Fond du Lac, committed six fouls, but there was no rule on total fouls.  Fred Dana led Fondy with 21 points on seven field goals and seven three throws.  Fondy beat Oshkosh 34-16, Sturgeon Bay 29-12, and Milwaukee West 30-26 leading up to the finals.  

February 1, 1918
Milwaukee Brewers president Al Timme moved the team’s spring training camp to Beloit.  He figured the team would benefit from having trained in conditions that would be similar to what the team would encounter early in the season.  One day, with several feet of snow on the ground, he mentioned he wouldn’t have to hear the players complain about sore arms after they had trained in this weather.

November 5, 1921
Milwaukee West Division High School set a City Conference record for points by beating Milwaukee Bayview 113-0.  Left halfback Shatola scored two touchdowns and made 11 of 13 extra points.