See You Down The Road

After many years serving the classic car community, Wisconsin Collector Car will be shutting down at the end of 2024. Thank you for all of the car show memories!

Welcome › Forum › The Lounge › A Day In Chicago

  • Creator
    Topic
  • July 27, 2005 at 2:34 pm #929
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    I recently found this little book that has an event that happend in Chicago for every day. I will post every day (try to) on this until New Years Eve, then this will end.

    Good Reading.

  • Creator
    Topic
Viewing 15 replies - 226 through 240 (of 369 total)
1 2 3 … 15 16 17 … 23 24 25
  • Author
    Replies
  • August 11, 2005 at 3:05 pm #16208
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 11

    1913: Lorado Taft’s fountain sculpture Spirit of the Great Lakes in unveiled ib the south terrace of the Art Institute.

    August 12, 2005 at 4:18 pm #16209
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 12

    1833: Chicago is officaly incorporated as a town.

    August 15, 2005 at 5:14 pm #16210
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 13

    1911: The Largest Aviation meet help in america up to that time brings the nation’s best flyers to Chicago and draws the biggest crows since the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893

    August 15, 2005 at 5:15 pm #16211
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 14

    1908: Frank S. Reagan, a temerance lectrer, declard that “Sodom and Gomorrah are ashamned of themselves when they think of Chicago.”

    August 15, 2005 at 5:16 pm #16212
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 15

    1812: Soliders and civilans fleeing Ft. Dearborn are massacred in an Indian Ambush during the War of 1812 between England & The US

    August 16, 2005 at 4:47 pm #16213
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 16

    1919: The cost of living in Chicago had risen 80% is four years. THe biggest increase are in clothing and household furnishings.

    August 17, 2005 at 3:55 pm #16214
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 17

    1803: Captain John Whistler reaches the Chicago River with a detachment of soldiers and begins to build Fort Dearborn.

    August 24, 2005 at 4:59 pm #16215
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 18

    1902: The Village Of Wilmette raises the speed limit of automobiles from 8 to 12 miles per hour.

    August 24, 2005 at 5:03 pm #16216
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 19

    1911: Physcians expexct an epedemic of “stiffnex” and “aviation eye” as a result of spectator strain at the National Air Races

    August 24, 2005 at 5:03 pm #16217
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 20

    1900: THe New Census Gives Chicago The Populatin of 1,698,595 an increase of 55% since 1890.

    August 24, 2005 at 5:04 pm #16218
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 21

    1904: The Schwaben Verien holds its annual picnic at Riverview Park. 15,000 attended.

    August 24, 2005 at 5:04 pm #16219
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 22

    1898: The Saddle & Cycle Club, seeking a new location, takes an option of several acres of land at Sheridan Rd. & Foster Av.

    August 24, 2005 at 5:05 pm #16220
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 23

    1917: Stanley Field is appointed assistant to the chairman of the Red Cross in France and will have charge of all puchasing. He leaves for Paris at once.

    August 24, 2005 at 5:07 pm #16221
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 24

    1901: Major General Arthur MacArthur is in Chicago to meet his wife and son Douglas after a seperation of 3 and 1/2 years. Gouglas is on furlough from West Point.

    August 25, 2005 at 2:37 pm #16222
    hpdog259962
    Participant

    Aug 25

    1900: 45,000 visitors, the vanguard of the veterans will arrive later, pour into the city for the national encampment of the Grand Army Of The Republic.

  • Author
    Replies
Viewing 15 replies - 226 through 240 (of 369 total)
1 2 3 … 15 16 17 … 23 24 25
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.

Login