Event Date
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.
Event Description
Wisconsin Public School Observance Day to mark the date in 1775 when shots were fired in Lexington, beginning of the Revolutionary War.
Enacted August 30, 2001, from the 2001 Laws of Wisconsin, Act 16 budget bill.
More information and educational resources are available on the Department of Public Instruction Social Studies Education Observance Days website.