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Notable Events That Greatly Impacted Chicago's History. Cityscape image of Chicago downtown during twilight blue hour. Iroquois Theater fire is the deadliest theater fire in the history of US. Chicago race riot led to the death of more Blacks than Whites. Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world for 25 years.
1754: The Illinois Country becomes part of New France, days later The French and Indian War begins with the war against the British. 1763: The Illinois Country falls to British Troops after the defeat of New France. 1775: The Revolutionary War begins with America declaring independence from Britain.
Mayors have toppled the status quo, championships have been won and lost (and won again), a blizzard paralyzed the city, protests rocked it, a pandemic galvanized it. In honor of our anniversary,...
Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Chicago. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
Four historical events are commemorated by the four red stars on Chicago's flag: The United States' Fort Dearborn, established at the mouth of the Chicago River in 1803; the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed much of the city; the World Columbian Exposition of 1893, by which Chicago celebrated its recovery from the fire; and the ...
Throughout their city’s history, Chicagoans have demonstrated their ingenuity in matters large and small: The nation’s first skyscraper, the 10-story, steel-framed Home Insurance Building, was built in 1884 at LaSalle and Adams streets and demolished in 1931.
Two events held in Chicago in the 1990s—several opening matches of the 1994 World Cup football (soccer) finals and the 1996 Democratic National Convention—were great successes for the city and garnered it considerable national and international notice.
Between the 1830s and 1900, lawmakers, engineers, and thousands of long-forgotten laborers created a new, manmade geography for Chicago—building a canal and sewers, raising city streets, and even...
May 1-October 30: Chicago hosts the World's Columbian Exposition. Twenty-seven million people visit the fair. June: A monument to the Haymarket defendants is erected in Waldheim Cemetery.
Here’s a look back at more than 175 years of breaking news, Pulitzer-winning investigations, and photography that documents the stories of those who lived and worked in our neighborhoods and ...