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The Art Institute of Chicago
European Painting and Sculpture Impressionism and
Post-Impressionism | The Art Institute of Chicago
Self-Portrait (Van Gogh),
American Gothic
(Grant Wood), Nighthawks (Edward Hopper)
Art Institute of Chicago - Wikipedia
Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 1884”
Pointillism method -
Movie:
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off:
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to the Art Institute of Chicago - YouTube
Art
Institute of Chicago - YouTube
Art
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Beall Woods Nature Preserve and State Park :
one of the largest virgin deciduous forests in the nation
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Blackstone Hotel: President Kennedy stayed &
1st Gangster Convention was held (1923)
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Cahokia Mounds, near Collinsville
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Chicago International Childrens Film Festival
Chicago, Illinois, USA late October - early November
Chicago, Illinois
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Chicago Water Tower
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Deere & Company (John Deere developed a
steel plow in 1937)
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Happy birthday John Deere!
John Deere - Inventor - Biography.com
John Deere
(inventor) - Wikipedia
February 7, 1804 – May 17, 1886, an
American
blacksmith and
manufacturer who founded
Deere & Company, one of
the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in
the world. Born in
Rutland, Vermont, Deere
moved to Illinois and invented the first commercially successful
steel plow in 1837.
Deere & Company (John Deere developed a
steel plow in 1937)
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John Deere Brief Bio - YouTube
History of John Deere - YouTube
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The Field Museum (Natural History)
T rex “Sue”,
which was named after Sue Hendrickson, a marine
archaeologist, who found the fossil in South Dakota in 1990. “T rex”:
Tyrannosaurus rex.
Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex discovered - Aug 12, 1990 -
HISTORY.com
Sue Hendrickson - Wikipedia born December 2, 1949) is an
American
paleontologist.
Hendrickson is best known for her discovery of the remains of a
Tyrannosaurus rex in
South Dakota on August
12, 1990. Her discovery was the largest specimen of a T. rex found and
one of the most complete skeletons. This skeleton is now known as "Sue"
in honor of her discovery. It is on display at the
Field Museum in
Chicago, Illinois.
South
Dakota |
Illinois
Dinosaur
Sue Hendrickson - Wikipedia born December 2, 1949, an
American
paleontologist.
Hendrickson is best known for her discovery of the remains of a
Tyrannosaurus rex in
South Dakota on August
12, 1990. Her discovery was the largest specimen of a T. rex found and
one of the most complete skeletons. This skeleton is now known as "Sue"
in honor of her discovery. It is on display at the
Field Museum in
Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago
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10 years of being the faces on Crown Fountain in
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Navy Pier First Ferris Wheel
(The original one was built by George Ferris for the World’s Columbian
Exposition in 1893)
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Museum of Science and Industry
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Shedd Aquarium
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Tower (formerly Sears Tower):
Sky
Deck |
The Ledge
Willis (Sears) Tower Skydeck & Ledge:
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video)
|
2 (7.12.2009) Chicago,
Illinois
More
Skywalks
Note: We went to the Sears Tower 10 years
ago or so, but there was no ledge since
the Ledge has only been around since 2009.
Standing
on the
ledge
looks very
scary, but could be very
exciting.
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"America's Tallest Building"
Willis Tower loses to One World Trade Center as nation's
tallest w/ video (Chicago Tribune, Blair Kamin, 11/12/2013)
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Wrigley
Field (Cubs’ home stadium, 2nd-oldest
ballpark)
MLB.com - The Official
Site of Major League Baseball World Series: Chicago Cubs vs.
Cleveland Indians;
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season
born February 7, 1804
John Deere
John Deere - Inventor - Biography.com
John Deere
(inventor) - Wikipedia February 7, 1804 – May 17, 1886, an
American
blacksmith and
manufacturer who founded
Deere & Company, one of
the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in
the world. Born in
Rutland, Vermont, Deere
moved to Illinois and invented the first commercially successful
steel plow in 1837.
Deere & Company (John Deere developed a
steel plow in 1937)
Farmers' Almanac TV: John Deere, The Man - YouTube
History of John Deere - YouTube
Vermont |
Illinois
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Tractor Pulling
born February 12, 1809
Abraham Lincoln #16
Abraham Lincoln Biography
Civil Rights Activist,
Lawyer,
U.S. Representative,
U.S. President
From Wood Cabin to White House: An Abe Lincoln Timeline
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Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia
February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865,
16th President of the United States,
serving from March 1861 until
his assassination in April 1865.
Lincoln led the United States through its
Civil War—its bloodiest
war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so,
he preserved the
Union, abolished slavery,
strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy....
Kentucky
| Indiana
| Illinois
Presidents
Abraham Lincoln #16
Civil War
born
February 15, 1809 Cyrus McCormick
Who Made America? | Innovators | Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus McCormick's Reaper - YouTube
Cyrus McCormick - Wikipedia
February 15, 1809 – May 13, 1884, an American
inventor and
businessperson, the founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine
Company, which later became part of the
International Harvester Company in 1902.
From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, he and many members of
his
family became prominent residents of Chicago. Although
McCormick has sometimes been simplistically credited as the [single]
"inventor" of the
mechanical reaper, he was one of several inventors who
contributed successful models in the 1830s, and his efforts built on
more than two decades of work by
his father, as well as the aid of Jo Anderson, a slave held by
his family.
Even greater than his achievement as an inventor was his success in
the development of a modern
company, with
manufacturing,
marketing, and a
sales
force to market his products.
Virginia |
Illinois
Earthquake rocks the American wilderness - Dec 16, 1811 -
HISTORY.com
1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes - Wikipedia
New Madrid, Missouri,
Illinois,
Kentucky,
Tennessee,
Arkansas
New
Madrid: The Earthquakes of 1811-1812 - YouTube
The
New Madrid Fault could Reawaken at any Time- documentary 2015 - YouTube
Illinois becomes the 21st state - Dec 03, 1818 -
HISTORY.com
Illinois
born December 13, 1818 Mary Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd - Nov 04, 1842 -
HISTORY.com
Mary
Todd Lincoln - U.S. First Lady Mini Bio BIO - YouTube
Mary Todd Lincoln | The White House
Mary Todd Lincoln - Wikipedia
December 13, 1818 – July 16,
1882, the wife of the 16th
President of the United States,
Abraham Lincoln, and as
such the
First Lady of the United States
from 1861 to 1865.
Lexington,
Kentucky
| Springfield, Illinois
Presidents:
Abraham Lincoln #16
born May 27, 1837 Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok - Law Enforcement, Folk Hero -
Biography.com
Deadwood (TV Series 2004–2006) - IMDb
Wild Bill Hickok - Wikipedia
May 27, 1837 - August 2, 1876 - known as "Wild Bill" Hickok—was a
folk character of the
American Old West.
Photos:
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Defeat of Jesse James Days Celebration
Illinois |
South Dakota
Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok proves too wild for Kansas - Sep
27, 1869 - HISTORY.com
Outlaws and Lawmen
Kansas
born September 8, 1841
Charles Julius Guiteau
Charles Julius Guiteau - - Biography.com
Charles J. Guiteau - Wikipedia
September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882, an American writer and
lawyer who was convicted of the
assassination of James A. Garfield,
the
20th President of the
United States.
Illinois |
Wisconsin
Presidents:
James Garfield
#20
Rescuers reach Donner Party - Feb 19, 1847 - HISTORY.com
The
Donner Party (Full Documentary) - YouTube
Donner Party - Wikipedia
Springfield, Illinois
(summer 1846) -
California
born March 19, 1848 Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp (1994) - IMDb
Tombstone - Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Scene - YouTube
Doc
Holliday & Johnny Ringo - YouTube
Outlaws and Lawmen
Arizona
Illinois |
Iowa |
California
born September 3, 1856
Louis Sullivan
Louis H. Sullivan
biography.com "father of modern American architecture", “Form follows
function.”
Louis Sullivan: Father of the Skyscraper - YouTube
Architecture 16 of 23 Sullivan & Adler Auditorium Building Chicago - YouTube
Louis Sullivan - Wikipedia
Louis Henry Sullivan, September
3, 1856 – April 14, 1924, an
American
architect, and has been
called the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He is considered
by many as the creator of the modern
skyscraper, was an
influential architect and critic of the
Chicago School, was a
mentor to
Frank Lloyd Wright, and
an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as
the
Prairie School. Along
with
Henry Hobson Richardson
and Frank Lloyd Wright, Sullivan is one of "the recognized trinity of American
architecture". "Form follows function" is attributed to him although he credited
the origin of the concept to an ancient Roman architect. In 1944,
...
Louis Sullivan: the Struggle for American Architecture Clip 1 - YouTube
Louis Sullivan: the Struggle for American Architecture Clip 2 - YouTube
Buildings
| Chicago, Illinois
born
March 22, 1868
Robert A. Millikan
Robert A. Millikan - Facts NobelPrize.org
Robert Millikan | American physicist | Britannica.com
Robert Andrews Millikan - Wikipedia
March 22, 1868 – December 19,
1953, an American experimental
physicist honored with
the
Nobel Prize for Physics
in 1923 for the measurement of the
elementary electronic charge
and for his work on the
photoelectric effect.
Illinois
born August 23, 1868
Edgar Lee Masters
Edgar Lee Masters, author of Spoon River Anthology, is
born - Aug 23, 1869 - HISTORY.com
Spoon River Anthology - Wikipedia
Edgar Lee Masters - Wikipedia August 23, 1868 – March 5, 1950,
an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist.
Kansas
| Illinois
Chicago Fire of 1871 - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com
How the Great Fire of 1871 Actually Benefitted Chicago -
YouTube
Great Chicago Fire 1871 - YouTube
Great Chicago Fire - Wikipedia
a
conflagration that burned
from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871. The fire killed up
to 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) of
Chicago,
Illinois, and left more
than 100,000 residents homeless. ...
Lessons from History The Chicago Fire of 1871 - YouTube
The Chicago Fire - YOU ARE THERE - YouTube
Chicago, Illinois
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rips through Chicago - Oct 08, 1871 - HISTORY.com
Massive fire burns in Wisconsin - Oct 07, 1871 -
HISTORY.com
Wisconsin's Peshtigo Fire - YouTube
Great Michigan Fire - Wikipedia
Chicago, Illinois
|
Wisconsin |
Michigan
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Fire breaks out in Chicago theater - Dec 30, 1903 -
HISTORY.com
Edna Ferber, author of Show Boat, is born - Aug 15, 1887 -
HISTORY.com
Show Boat
(1951) - IMDb
Show
Boat (1951) - Trailer - YouTube
Show Boat - 1936 - YouTube
Paul
Robeson - Ol' Man River (Showboat - 1936) J.Kern O. Hammerstein II - YouTube
Giant
(1956) - IMDb
Giant (1956) Official Trailer - Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson Movie HD - YouTube
Edna
Ferber - Wikipedia
August 15, 1885
– April 16, 1968, an American
novelist,
short
story writer and
playwright.
Her novels were especially popular and included the
Pulitzer Prize-winning
So
Big (1924),
Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated
1927 musical),
Cimarron (1929; made into the
1931 film which won the
Academy Award for Best Picture),
Giant (1952; made into the
1956 Hollywood movie) and Ice Palace (1958)
filmed in 1960
Michigan,
Illinois,
Iowa, and
Wisconsin
Musical
Frank Duryea wins first U.S. horseless-carriage
race - Nov 28, 1895 - HISTORY.com -
a 54-mile loop along the lakeshore
from Chicago to Waukegan and back again
Chicago Times-Herald race - Wikipedia
Cars | Chicago,
Illinois
born July 24, 1897
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart flies from Hawaii to California - HISTORY
Jan. 11, 1935
Amelia Earhart Hops Foggy Pacific in 18 Hours in Lockheed
Vega 1935-01-11 Universal Newsreel - YouTube
Amelia Earhart - First Woman To Fly Alone Mini Bio
Biography - YouTube
Amelia Earhart - Wikipedia
born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937, an American
aviation pioneer and
author. Earhart was
the first female aviator
to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Kansas
|
Minnesota |
Illinois
Airplanes
born July
21, 1899 Earnest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway is born - Jul 21, 1899 - HISTORY.com
Biography.com
Earnest Hemingway
Mini BIO - Ernest Hemingway - YouTube
Ernest Hemingway - Wikipedia
July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961, an
American author and journalist. His economical and
understated style had a
strong influence on
20th-century fiction,
while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations.
Illinois |
Florida
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American Automobile Association - Wikipedia
AAA was founded on March 4, 1902, in Chicago,
Illinois
Cars
born October 5, 1902
Ray Kroc
Biography.com Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc Documentary McDonalds History - YouTube
Ray
Kroc and the History of McDonalds-National History Fair - YouTube
Ray
Kroc - Wikipedia Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc,
October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984, an
American businessman and
philanthropist. He joined
McDonald's in 1954 and
built it into the most successful
fast food operation in
the world. Kroc was included in
Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century,
and amassed a fortune during his lifetime. He owned the
San Diego Padres baseball
team from 1974 until his death in 1984.
...
McDonald's - Wikipedia
Illinois
|
Restaurants
Fire breaks out in Chicago theater - Dec 30, 1903 -
HISTORY.com
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Chicago Fire of 1871 - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com
born May 30, 1909
Benny Goodman
SING, SING, SING BY BENNY GOODMAN - YouTube
Headline News - on the Death of Benny Goodman, 1986 -
YouTube
Benny Goodman - A Short History - YouTube
Benny Goodman - Wikipedia
May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986, an American
jazz and
swing musician,
clarinetist and
bandleader, known as the
"King of Swing".
Chicago,
Illinois |
Music
born February 6, 1911
Ronald Reagan
#40
Ronald Reagan biography.com
Mini
BIO - Ronald Reagan - YouTube
Ronald Reagan | The White House
40
Ronald Reagan - YouTube
Ronald Reagan - Wikipedia
February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004,
an American politician and actor who served as the 40th
President of the United States
from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was the 33rd
Governor of California
from 1967 to 1975, following a career as a
Hollywood actor and union
leader. ...
The “Reagan Doctrine” is announced - Feb 06, 1985 -
HISTORY.com
Presidents: Ronald Reagan #40 | Illinois
born
April 4, 1913 Muddy
Waters
Muddy Waters - Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer -
Biography.com
April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983
Muddy Waters - Topic - YouTube
Muddy Waters is born - Apr 04, 1913 - HISTORY.com
Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones - Baby Please Don't Go - Live At Checkerboard
Lounge - YouTube
Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer - YouTube
I'm
Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters - YouTube
Mississippi | Chicago,
Illinois |
Music
born
February 4, 1921 Betty
Friedan
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan is published -
HISTORY Feb. 16, 1963
Betty Friedan - Books, Quotes & Life - Biography
Betty Friedan The Three Waves of Feminism - Ohio
Humanities 2018
Betty Friedan - Wikipedia
February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006, an American
writer,
activist, and
feminist. A leading
figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book
The Feminine Mystique
is often credited with sparking the
second wave of American
feminism in the 20th century. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected the
first president of the
National Organization for Women
(NOW), which aimed to bring women "into the mainstream of American society now
[in] fully equal partnership with men."
1950s Housewife to Women's Activist Betty Friedan -
YouTube
Feminine Mystique - YouTube
Women's Rights | Betty Friedan interview 1977 - YouTube
Illinois |
Women's Rights |
Women's Movement
born December 26, 1921
Steve Allen
Steve Allen Bio - YouTube
Steve Allen - Wikipedia
December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000, an American te
levision personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian,
writer, and advocate of
scientific skepticism. In
September 1954, he achieved national fame as the first host of
The Tonight Show,
which was the first late night television talk show.
The Tonight Show - Wikipedia
JACK
KEROUAC on THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW with Steve Allen 1959 - YouTube
New York
| Chicago, Illinois
born January 17, 1922 Betty White
Betty White on Her Legacy, Memories and Her Recipe for
Living a Long, Happy Life Parade
Betty White - IMDb -
Although best known as the devious Sue Ann Nivens on the classic sitcom
Mary Tyler Moore (1970)
and the ditzy Rose Nylund on
The Golden Girls (1985),
...
Betty White - Wikipedia January 17, 1922, an American actress, animal
rights activist, author, comedian, radio host, singer, and television
personality. Regarded as a pioneer of television, White was one of the first
women to have control both in front of and behind the camera;
and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom,
which contributed to her receiving the honorary title as the Mayor of Hollywood
in 1955. ...
Betty White Gets All the Attention! - YouTube
Betty White Surprises Morgan Freeman at the 39th AFI Life Achievement Award -
YouTube
Illinois |
California
Dick Van Dyke born - Dec 13, 1925 - HISTORY.com
Dick Van Dyke Interview Pt. 1 11-29-12 - CONAN on TBS -
YouTube Pt. 1 & 2
Dick Van
Dyke - IMDb
Dick Van Dyke - Wikipedia Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke,
born December 13, 1925, an American actor, comedian, singer, dancer, writer, and
producer.
Mary Poppins Tales with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke -
YouTube
Chim Chim Cher-ee (from “Mary Poppins”) - YouTube
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (from Mary Poppins) -
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke - YouTube
Mary
Poppins (1964) - IMDb
Missouri
| Illinois
born April 9, 1926
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner - Biography.com
How Hugh Hefner Commercialized Sex - The Atlantic
Playboy - Wikipedia
Hugh Hefner - Wikipedia
April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017, an American publisher and
playboy. He was best
known as the editor-in-chief of
Playboy magazine,
which he founded in 1953, and as
chief creative officer of
Playboy Enterprises,
Chicago,
Illinois
R.I.P. September 27, 2017
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner dies at 91 | Los Angeles Times - YouTube
Harlem Globetrotters play their first game - Jan 07, 1927
- HISTORY.com
Harlem Globetrotter Legends - YouTube
Harlem
Globetrotters
Chicago,
Illinois
born April 6, 1928
James Watson
James Watson - Facts NobelPrize.org
James D. Watson - Academic, Biologist, Geneticist,
Zoologist, Scientist - Biography.com
James
Watson - Wikipedia
born April 6, 1928, an
American
molecular biologist,
geneticist and
zoologist, best known as
one of the co-discoverers of the structure of
DNA in 1953 with
Francis Crick and
Rosalind Franklin.
Watson, Crick, and
Maurice Wilkins were
awarded the 1962
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
"for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of
nucleic acids and its
significance for information transfer in living material".
DNA
Story - Watson and Crick - YouTube
What
is DNA and How Does it Work? - YouTube
Chicago,
Illinois
Rosalind Franklin - Chemist, Scientist, Scientist -
Biography.com
Rosalind Franklin - Wikipedia
25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958, an
English
chemist and
X-ray crystallographer
who made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of
DNA (deoxyribonucleic
acid),
RNA (ribonucleic acid),
viruses,
coal, and
graphite. Although her
works on coal and viruses were appreciated in her lifetime, her contributions to
the discovery of the structure of DNA were largely recognized posthumously.
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James Watson The most controversial statements made by the
father of DNA - The Independent Jan. 13, 2019
DNA pioneer James Watson stripped of honors after racist
comments USA TODAY, Jan. 13, 2019
born March 14, 1933
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones - Children's Activist, Music Producer,
Television Producer, Songwriter, Trumpet Player - Biography.com
Quincy Jones is best known as a
composer and record producer for legendary musicians such as Frank Sinatra,
Michael Jackson, Celene Dion and Aretha Franklin.
Music
| Chicago, Illinois
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (One O'clock Jump)
recorded Jan. 21, 1937
One
O'Clock Jump - Count Basie and his Orchestra (1965) - YouTube
One
O'Clock Jump - Count Basie - YouTube
One O'Clock Jump - Wikipedia
Count Basie Orchestra - Wikipedia
a 16 to 18 piece
big band, one of the most
prominent jazz performing groups of the
swing era, founded by
Count Basie in 1935 and
recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of
the 1950s, the band survived long past the Big Band era itself and the death of
Basie in 1984. It continues as a 'ghost
band'.
Kansas City,
Missouri | Chicago,
Illinois
Count
Basie - Wikipedia
August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984, an American
jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and
composer.
New Jersey
|
Harlem,
New York
Music
born
October 26, 1946
Pat Sajak
Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak born - Oct 26, 1946 -
HISTORY.com
😬😬WHEEL OF FORTUNE'S WORST FAILS EVER!😬😬 - YouTube
Pat
Sajak Reveals Reason for 1-Day Job Switch With Vanna White on 'Wheel of Fortune'
- YouTube
Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) - Wikipedia
Pat
Sajak - Wikipedia
October 26, 1946, an American
television personality,
former
weatherman, and
talk show host, best
known as the host of the American
television
game show
Wheel of Fortune.
Chicago, Illinois
6,500 dresses later: 'Wheel of Fortune' host Vanna White
on 35 years with Pat Sajak, why she loves her job - ABC News
Oct. 30, 2017
Vanna
White - Wikipedia
February 18, 1957, an
American
television personality
and film actress best known as the hostess of
Wheel of Fortune
since 1982.
South Carolina
born January 24, 1949
John Belushi
John
Belushi - Wikipedia
January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982, an American comedian,
actor and musician. Belushi is best known for his "intense energy and raucous
attitude" which he displayed as one of the seven
original cast members of
the
NBC sketch comedy show
Saturday Night Live (SNL).
John Belushi
- IMDb
Top
10 Saturday Night Live Sketches - YouTube
The
Blues Brothers - Everybody needs somebody - 1080p Full HD - YouTube
Bluto's Big Speech - Animal House (9-10) Movie CLIP (1978) HD - YouTube
Illinois
Sue Hendrickson - Wikipedia born December 2, 1949, an
American
paleontologist.
Hendrickson is best known for her discovery of the remains of a
Tyrannosaurus rex in
South Dakota on August
12, 1990. Her discovery was the largest specimen of a T. rex found and
one of the most complete skeletons. This skeleton is now known as "Sue"
in honor of her discovery. It is on display at the
Field Museum in
Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago
Illinois | Indiana |
Florida | Seattle, Washington
Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex discovered - Aug 12, 1990 -
HISTORY.com
South
Dakota |
Illinois
Dinosaur
born
February
18, 1950
John Hughes
“Breakfast Club” director John Hughes dies - Aug 06, 2009
- HISTORY.com
John Hughes (filmmaker) -
Wikipedia
February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009, an American film director, producer, and
screenwriter. He directed and/or scripted some of the most successful comedy
films of the 1980s and early 1990s including the comedy
National Lampoon's Vacation
(1983), the coming-of-age comedy
Sixteen Candles
(1984), the teen sci-fi comedy
Weird Science
(1985), the coming-of-age comedy-drama
The Breakfast Club
(1985), the coming-of-age comedy
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986), the romantic comedy-drama
Pretty in Pink
(1986), the romance
Some Kind of Wonderful
(1987), the comedies
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987) and
Uncle Buck
(1989), the Christmas family comedy
Home Alone
(1990) and its sequel,
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
(1992).
John Hughes - IMDb
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Illinois
born August 4, 1961 Barack Obama
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Barack Obama
C-SPAN: President Barack Obama 2009 Inauguration and Address - YouTube
The
Speech that Made Obama President - YouTube
Barack Obama - Wikipedia
born August 4, 1961, the
44th and current
President of the United States.
He is the
first
African American to hold
the office and the first president born outside the
continental United States.
...
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Chicago has its first #1 hit with “If You Leave Me Now” -
Oct 23, 1976 - HISTORY.com
Chicago - If you leave me now - 1977 (HQ) - YouTube
Chicago - You're The Inspiration (Official Music Video) - YouTube
Chicago - Topic - YouTube
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry-Get Away (Official Audio) - YouTube
Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4 (HD) - YouTube
Chicago, Illinois
Music
Protests at Democratic National Convention in Chicago -
Aug 28, 1968 - HISTORY.com
Chicago Convention The Whole World is Watching 1968 ElectionWallDotOrg.flv -
YouTube
1968 Democratic Convention - YouTube
Hubert Humphrey and the death of Robert Kennedy - Austin
Daily Herald Austin Daily Herald June 6, 2018
Vietnam War | Chicago,
Illinois
Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago,
Illinois
Police kill two members of the Black Panther Party -
HISTORY
The
Story Of The FBI's Plot To Destroy The Black Panthers - YouTube
Black Panthers White Lies | Curtis Austin | TEDxOhioStateUniversity - YouTube
Black Panthers - History, Definition & Timeline - HISTORY
Civil Rights
Disco is dealt death blow by fans of the Chicago White Sox
- Jul 12, 1979 - HISTORY.com
The
Death Of Disco - YouTube
Disco Demolition Night - Wikipedia
Disco -
Wikipedia
Music | Chicago,
Illinois
“I Will Survive” wins the first—and last—Grammy
ever awarded for Best Disco Recording - HISTORY Feb. 27, 1980
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive [Official Video]
1978 [Audio iTunes Plus AAC M4A] - YouTube
DISCO DEMOLITION NIGHT AT OLD COMISKEY PARK (1979) - YouTube
July 12, 1979, Chicago,
Illinois
Disco Changed Everything. So Why Did It Die? - YouTube
Top
10 Music Genres That Died Out - YouTube
Food
@#& Deep-Dish Pizza:
Sam Rosati’s | Home of Deep-Dish Pizza:
Gino’s East: In addition to Deep-Dish Pizza,
here you can leave your name or other scribbles on the walls.
Gino’s East
@ Classic Hotdog at
Wrigley
Field (Cubs’ home stadium, 2nd-oldest
ballpark)
& Hot Dog
Portillo’s
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Chicago Tribune 2014 Dining Awards
(Chicago Tribune, Josh Noel,
Kevin Pang and Phil Vettel, 01/09/2014)
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A diner's guide to Eataly Chicago
(Chicago Tribune, Christopher Borrelli, 12/11/2013)
February 14, 2014 Valentine's Day
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Movie - ABC.com
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown - Opening - YouTube
Valentine's Day - OFFICIAL Movie Trailer [HD] 2010 -
YouTube
10 great romantic movies | Valentine's Day
Phil Vettel recommends: Valentine's Day dining
Love is in the air... (Chicago Tribune, Phil Vettel, 02/05/2014)
Valentine's Day photo page
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Chicagoans of the Year in the Arts (Chicago
Tribune,
12/26/2013)
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Listen, old chum, Marriott brings 'Cabaret' to life
- THEATER REVIEW Cabaret at the Marriott Theatre
(Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, 01/23/2014)
Marriott Theatre In Lincolnshire
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No age barrier n these best
performances of 2013
Chicago-area stages (Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, 12/19/2013)
our
2013
page
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Top 10 shows that live on: Best Chicago theater of 2013
(Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, 12/13/2013)
Best Chicago dance of 2013: A resplendent year
(Chicago Tribune, Laura Molzahn, 12/13/2013)
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31st year for Chicago Triathlon - chicagotribune.com
Life Time
Fitness - Chicago Triathlon
our
Triathlon photo page (Lifetime Tri Minneapolis)
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Photos Chicago Air and Water Show -- Chicago Tribune
City of Chicago: Chicago Air and Water Show
August 17 & 18, 2013, Chicago, Illinois
our
Duluth Air Show photo page |
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City of Chicago Taste of Chicago Chicago,
Illinois
2008
Taste of Chicago - YouTube |
2011
Taste of Chicago - YouTube |
The
Taste of Chicago 2012 - In The City www.inthecitytv.com - YouTube
our
Taste of Minnesota photo page
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Great Bull Run comes to Chicago in July -
chicagotribune.com
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August 1-3, 2014 : Grant Park : Chicago, IL
Lollapalooza 2014 lineup announced
(Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot, 03/26/2014)
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Lollapalooza 2013
August 2-4, 2013 Grant Park Chicago, IL |
lollapalooza - YouTube
Lollapalooza 2012 - Friday Highlights - YouTube
Lollapalooza - Wikipedia
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Festival" Riot Fest -
2013 Music Festival Chicago, Sept. 13-15, 2013
Photos Riot Fest 2013 -- Chicago Tribune
|
Riot Fest - Bing Images
Riot
Fest 2012 Highlights - YouTube
Riot Fest
- Wikipedia
Information Resources: Chicago Tribune
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Pitchfork Music Festival 2013,
Union Park, Chicago, Illinois
INSIDE PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012! - YouTube
|
Highlights-Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 - The True
Experience - YouTube |
Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 from the Crowd in 10 Minutes - YouTube
Pitchfork Music Festival - Wikipedia
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An outdoor lover’s guide to Chicago
(GrindTV, Heather Hansman, 12/18/2013)
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15 things to do with your kids this week -
chicagotribune.com
Brief History*
1860 Abraham Lincoln becomes president | 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
(Chicago) | 1908 Springfield race riots leads to founding of NAACP | 1933
Chicago World’s Fair |
Local Celebrities*
Walt Disney, Ernest Hemingway, Michael Jordan, Abraham Lincoln (1844-1861),
Barack Obama, Ronald Regan, Oprah Winfrey, Frank Lloyd Wright (long
time-resident), and
more.
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Springfield (Capital)
Largest Cities in Illinois
Tourism |
Chicago’s Tourism Office
Top Ten Illinois attractions |
Best of Chicago
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Violent Chicago weekend leaves 10 dead, at least 35
wounded - ABC News
Crime in Chicago - Wikipedia
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Illinois State Fair officials unveil popular butter cow -
YouTube
Illinois State Fair
Aug. 8 -118, 2019, State Fair Grounds, Springfield,
Illinois
Butter sculpture - Wikipedia
Butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair - Wikipedia
Iowa State
Fair | Nothing Compares
Aug. 8 -118, 2019, State Fair Grounds,
Des Moines,
Iowa
Iowa State Fair - Wikipedia
Princess Kay of the Milky Way Butterhead Sculpture,
Minnesota State Fair,
Minnesota
The Nation's
Largest Auto Show Chicago Auto Show
Feb. 8-17, 2014,
Chicago, Illinois, (IL)
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
check out our
St. Paul St. Patrick’s Day Parade photos
Chicago Air & Water Show <
www.chicagoairandwatershow.us >
August check out
our Duluth Air Show pix
Taste of Chicago
check out our
Taste of Minnesota photos
Chicago Marathon
check out our
Twin Cities marathon photos
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Highwood Pumpkin
Festival, Highwood,
Illinois (video)
Highwood falls short of jack-o-lantern record
photos (Chicago Tribune, Denys Bucksten, Special to the Tribune, 10/21/2013)
20,036 jack-o-lanterns, 2013, Highwood
World Record: 30,128 jack-o-lanterns, 2006, Boston
our
jack-o-lantern photo page
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for example, check out
this site
Everything you need to know for the Fourth of July around
Chicago - Voices Brandon Wall | Get In
Touch, 07/03/2014
References
* Inge N. Dobelis (Project Editor): America: land of Beauty and Splendor (New
York/Montreal: Reader’s Digest, 1992)
+ Laura Sutherland with Family Travel Forum: “Amazing Places to Take Your
Kids” (Illinois: Publications International, Ltd., 2008)
=
Top 10 Museums in the United States
@ Lissa Poirot: “The Great American Road Trip” ,
AAA Living May/June 2010, Page 27-29
Travel AAA
x William Mullen (Chicago
Tribune): “T. rex Sue has more than paid off for Chicago Museum”
St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 22, 2010
v Alma E. Guinness (Project Editor) et al: America A to Z (New York,
USA: The Reader's Digest Association, 1997)
& Michael Schuman
(Albany Times Union): “Chicago’s Finest – 10
landmarks that define the Windy City” Travel Section,
St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 30, 2010
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