Showing posts with label Halsted Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halsted Street. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

September 8, 1969 -- Reverend Jesse Jackson Jailed on Trespassing Charge

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religionnews.com September 8, 1969 – The Reverend Jesse Jackson, leading a group of 600 protestors, is arrested on charges of criminal tresp...
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Monday, September 7, 2020

September 7, 1948 -- Brach Candy Explosion Kills 15

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Chicago Tribune Photo September 7, 1948 – An explosion and fire rips through a building of the massive Brach Candy plant at 4656 Kinzie Stre...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

June 10, 1962 -- University of Illinois, a Connection to the Chicago Plan of 1909

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uicarchive.library.uic.edu June 10, 1962 – The Chicago Daily Tribune publishes an article on development that is beginning in an area...
Saturday, January 4, 2020

January 4, 1967 -- International Amphitheater Arson Fire

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January 4, 1967 – A fire is discovered in the south end of the International Amphitheater at Forty-Third and Halsted Streets at 9:00 p.m....
Saturday, July 20, 2019

July 20, 1863 -- Palmisano Park, the Early Days

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jbartholomewphoto July 20, 1863 – The Chicago Daily Tribune reports of a gruesome accident at the lime quarry of Stearns and Company, ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

June 18, 1895 -- Shufeldt Distillery Fends Off Night Assault

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chicagology.com June 18, 1895 --   A daring raid is made at 1:00 a.m. on deputies guarding the Shufeldt distillery at Chicago Avenue an...
Sunday, May 19, 2019

May 19, 1934 -- Stockyard Fire Burns Eight City Blocks

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chicagology.com May 19, 1934 – A ferocious fire burns for more than four hours at the Union Stockyards on the city’s South Side.  Befo...