Why do people from all around the
world come to tour
Chicago?
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January 13, 1979
- Second paralyzing snowstorm within two weeks hits Chicago. The
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snowstorm of 1979 dropped 20.7 inches of snow on the Chicago area -- on
top of about 8
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inches that had fallen less than two weeks before.
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January 26-27, 1967
- Chicago's single biggest snowstorm fell for
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twenty-nine hours and left 23 inches of snow (18.1 inches in the first
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twenty-four hours). It paralyzed the city, left strings of autos
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abandoned on the roads, and cost the city $5 million to plow.
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February 14, 1929
- Seven gangsters killed in the St. Valentine's
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Day massacre.
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February 14, 1929
- Seven gangsters killed in the St. Valentine's
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Day massacre.
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February 22, 1983
- Harold Washington elected Chicago's first black
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mayor.
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February 27, 1911
- Chicago's present City Hall is dedicated.
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February 27, 1979 -
Jane Byrne elected mayor, stunning the Regular
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Democratic Organization and most of the city.
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March 4, 1837 - Chicago incorporated
as a city, with a population of
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4,170.
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March 4, 1978 - Chicago Daily
News, the last afternoon paper in
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Chicago, folds. Ironically, the most popular song at that time was
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"Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
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March 6, 1933
- Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak fatally shot by a bullet
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meant for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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April 5, 1955 - Richard J. Daley
elected Mayor.
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June 14, 1998
- Michael Jordan knocks down the clutch
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game-clinching jumper with 5.2 seconds remaining in the game and the
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Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz 87-86 in Game 6 of the 1198 NBA
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Finals for their sixth NBA title.
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February 22, 1983
- Harold Washington elected Chicago's first black
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mayor.
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