Showing posts with label 1920. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1920. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

August 26, 1920 -- Children's Memorial Hospital Bequeathed a Million Dollars

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chicagopc.info.medical August 26, 1920 – The will of Mrs. John C. Black is filed in Probate Court with the bulk of the $2 million her husban...
Monday, May 11, 2020

May 11, 1920 -- Chicago Mobster "Big Jim" Colosimo Killed

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flickr.com May 11, 1920 – “Big Jim” Colosimo is shot to death in his own restaurant at 2126-2128 South Wabash Avenue just 15 minute...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

October 23, 1920 -- Franklin Street Bridge Opens

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October 23, 1920 – The new Franklin-Orleans bridge is opened to traffic amid a celebration of “Bombs, daylight fireworks, and a parade ...
Saturday, August 24, 2019

August 24, 1920 -- Lorado Taft's "Fountain of Time" in Plaster

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bartholomew photo August 24, 1920 –  The full-sized plaster model of Lorado Taft’s “The Fountain of Time” is completed after years of wo...
Thursday, December 20, 2018

December 21, 1920 -- Rush Street Bridge Swings for Last Time

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chicagotribune.com December 21, 1920 – The Rush Street bridge is swung to the middle of the river for the last time.     It is antici...
Friday, September 28, 2018

September 28, 1920 -- Chicago River Gets the Suds

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images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes September 28, 1920 – Here is a sad day in Chicago history … 180 barrels of "High Life" ...
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

January 17, 1920 -- Prohibition Begins

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January 17, 1920 – Chicago wakes up to the realization that the day of the hangover is gone as Prohibition begins ...