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Mifflin Street Block Party

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The Mifflin Street Block Party is an annual celebration held on Mifflin Street in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, which is held on the first Saturday of May. [1]

28 relations: Balcony, Barricade, Baton (law enforcement), Bonfire, Cooperative, Dave Cieslewicz, Final examination, Fire engine, Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival, La Fete de Marquette, Lists of protests against the Vietnam War, Madison, Wisconsin, May 1968 events in France, Paul Soglin, Police, Porch, Riot, Riot control, Running back, State Street (Madison, Wisconsin), State Street Halloween Party, Sterling Hall bombing, Tear gas, United States, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Vietnam War, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Badgers football.

Balcony

A balcony (from balcone, scaffold; cf. Old High German balcho, beam, balk; probably cognate with Persian term بالكانه bālkāneh or its older variant پالكانه pālkāneh) is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.

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Barricade

Barricade, from the French barrique (barrel), is any object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction.

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Baton (law enforcement)

A baton or truncheon is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic or metal.

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Bonfire

A bonfire is a large but controlled outdoor fire, used either for informal disposal of burnable waste material or as part of a celebration.

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Cooperative

A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise".

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Dave Cieslewicz

David J. Cieslewicz (born February 17, 1959) is an American politician who was mayor of Madison, Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011.

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Final examination

A final examination, annual, exam, "final interview" or final is a test given to students at the end of a course of study or training.

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Fire engine

A fire engine (also known in some territories as a fire truck or fire appliance) is a vehicle designed primarily for firefighting operations.

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Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival

The Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival is the longest running cannabis rights festival in the United States, held annually in Madison, Wisconsin since 1971.

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La Fete de Marquette

La Fete de Marquette is an annual summer festival in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Lists of protests against the Vietnam War

Protests against the Vietnam War took place in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Dane County.

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May 1968 events in France

The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France.

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Paul Soglin

Paul R. Soglin (born April 22, 1945) is the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

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Police

A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by a state to enforce the law, to protect people and property, and to prevent crime and civil disorder.

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Porch

A porch (from Old French porche, from Latin porticus "colonnade", from porta "passage") is a term used in architecture to describe a room or gallery located in front of the entrance of a building forming a low front, and placed in front of the facade of the building it commands.

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Riot

A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property or people.

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Riot control

Riot control refers to the measures used by police, military, or other security forces to control, disperse, and arrest people who are involved in a riot, demonstration, or protest.

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Running back

A running back (RB) is an American and Canadian football position, a member of the offensive backfield.

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State Street (Madison, Wisconsin)

State Street is a pedestrian zone located in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, United States, near the Wisconsin State Capitol.

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State Street Halloween Party

The State Street Halloween Party, renamed Freakfest in 2006, is an annual Halloween party in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Sterling Hall bombing

The Sterling Hall Bombing that occurred on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on August 24, 1970, was committed by four youths as a protest against the university's research connections with the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.

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Tear gas

Tear gas, formally known as a lachrymator agent or lachrymator (from the Latin lacrima, meaning "tear"), sometimes colloquially known as mace,"Mace" is a brand name for a tear gas spray is a chemical weapon that causes severe eye and respiratory pain, skin irritation, bleeding, and even blindness.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Wisconsin–Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, or regionally as UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

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Vietnam War

The Vietnam War (Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America (Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

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Wisconsin Badgers football

The Wisconsin Badgers football team is the intercollegiate football team of University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mifflin_Street_Block_Party

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