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In 1969, 43 students at Southern Colorado State College protested Coors by blocking people at a local pub from ordering Coors beer. 15 of the students were arrested, and the college later filed a restraining order against the protestors. The same year, the boycott grew nationwide, with the national chapter of the American GI Forum instituting a ...
Poster advertising the event. The Days of Rage were a series of protests during three days in October 1969 in Chicago, organized by the emerging Weatherman faction of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).
The 1969 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 69th season in the major leagues, and its 70th season overall. They finished with a record of 68–94, good enough for fifth place in the newly established American League West , 29 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins .
As protests by college students against the war in Gaza continue,Free Press Flashback republishes an account of one of Detroit’s largest peace rallies. More than 13,000 people gathered downtown ...
Riot police had to be called in and the White Sox were forced to forfeit the scheduled game. 0 0-30 June 28, 1986 Racial Marquette Park rallies - The Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups as well as counter-demonstrators and black and anti-Apartheid groups attempted to stage rallies at Marquette Park on June 28, 1986. Each of the ...
The Chicago White Sox hosting a home game at Comiskey Park in 1990. That season, most of their young talent blossomed. Closer Bobby Thigpen established a then record of 57 saves. In addition to that, first baseman Frank Thomas, pitchers Alex Fernandez and Jack McDowell, and third baseman Robin Ventura would make their presences felt on the ...
The ChiSox [13] – Combination of "Chicago" and "Sox". Coined by media to distinguish from the Boston Red Sox, or "BoSox". The Southsiders – To differentiate from the North Side residing Cubs. [citation needed] The Pale Hose [14] – Variation of "White Sox". The Black and White – Reference to the team's colors [citation needed]
The first All-Star Game was held as part of the 1933 World's Fair at Comiskey Park and was the brainchild of Arch Ward, then sports editor for the Chicago Tribune. [1] Initially intended to be a one-time event, its great success resulted in making the game an annual event, with some years (1959–1962) having two All-Star Games.