This Day in Milwaukee County History: on April 26th, 1948, a strike by CIO Brewery Workers in Milwaukee cuts off production of over 12 percent of the United States’ beer supply. Six of the city’s major breweries were affected by the walkout. Bottling house employees of the Schlitz Brewing Company had failed to show up … Continue reading
If he were alive today, Captain Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Pabst, founder of Pabst Brewing Company, would be celebrating his 177th birthday. Born in the village of Nikolausrieth, then in the Province of Saxony, in the Kingdom of Prussia, Frederick Pabst would grow up to leave an indelible mark on the City of Milwaukee. Long after … Continue reading
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