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  2. 2024 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia

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    On May 3, 2022, Chicago launched a website to promote the city as a potential host for the convention. [26] Facilities in Chicago mentioned as potential primary venues include the United Center, Wintrust Arena, and Navy Pier. [27] In May 2022, Atlanta and New York City also announced bids for the convention.

  3. Canal Street railroad bridge - Wikipedia

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    The bridge carries two railroad tracks across the Chicago River at an angle of about 40 degrees to the center line of the river. Upon completion, the main span could be raised 111 feet (34 m) in about 45 seconds. [3] By 1916, each day the bridge was crossed by about 300 trains, and was raised for river traffic about 75 times. [7]

  4. Kinzie Street railroad bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago and North Western Railway's Kinzie Street railroad bridge (also known as the Carroll Avenue bridge or the Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge) is a single leaf bascule bridge across the north branch of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois. At the time of its opening in 1908 it was the world's longest and heaviest ...

  5. US Airways Flight 1549 - Wikipedia

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    US Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly scheduled US Airways flight from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States.On January 15, 2009, the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia, losing all engine power.

  6. Cancel culture - Wikipedia

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    The expression "cancel culture" has mostly negative connotations and is used in debates on free speech and censorship. [24] [45] Criticism of "cancel culture" In July 2020, former U.S. President Barack Obama criticized cancel culture and "woke" mentality on social media, saying: "People who do really good stuff have flaws. People who you are ...

  7. Chicago (band) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1967. The group began calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority (after the city's mass transit agency) [1] in 1968, then shortened the name to its current one in 1969.

  8. John Wayne Gacy - Wikipedia

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    John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, near Chicago, Illinois.

  9. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Wikipedia

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    The new Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, linking the south branch of the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River at Lockport, and in advance of an application by the Missouri Attorney General for an injunction against the opening, opened on January 2, 1900. However, it was not until January 17 that the complete flow of the water was released.