From Our Files 11/13/26

5 years ago — 2021The University of Wisconsin football team is bowl eligible for the 20th straight season; only Georgia and Oklahoma have longer active bowl game streaks.10 years ago — 2016Eau Claire North graduates Cody Matthes and Skye Schatz reflect on Matthes’ marriage proposal on Nov. 5 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.15 years ago — 2011Eau Claire Regis junior Mike Kuznar discusses his self-taught skills for drawing caricatures of celebrities and local individuals.25 years ago — 2001The Taliban militia flees Kabul as opposition forces backed by planes from the United States mass outside the Afghan capital.40 years ago — 1986President Ronald Reagan will address the nation about efforts to win the release of U.S. hostages in Lebanon as well as U.S.-Iran relations.

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