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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pwɛ̃ dy sɑbl]; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; [n 1] before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder. [7]
The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition (1995); essays by scholars covering important mayors before 1980; Green, Paul M., and Melvin G. Holli. Chicago, World War II (2003) excerpt and text search; short and heavily illustrated; Gustaitis, Joseph. Chicago's Greatest Year, 1893: The White City and the Birth of a Modern Metropolis (2013) online
Prime Healthcare Services began in 1985 when Dr. Prem Reddy founded Desert Valley Medical Group in Victorville, California. [3] In 1992, Reddy established Primecare Medical Group and two years after he started building Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville.
Chicago Theological Seminary founded. [1] Mount Olivet Cemetery was founded. April 21, Lager Beer riot. Population: 80,000. [6] 1856: Chicago Historical Society founded. 1857 Iwan Ries & Co. Chicago's oldest family-owned business opens, still in operation today, the oldest family-owned tobacco shop.
When Chicago was founded in 1837, most of the early building was around the mouth of the Chicago River, as can be seen on a map of the city's original 58 blocks. [104] The overall grade of the city's central, built-up areas is relatively consistent with the natural flatness of its overall natural geography, generally exhibiting only slight ...
In 1922, W. Clement Stone, with a borrowed $100, started Combined Registry Company [1] in Chicago. During the difficulty of the Great Depression, Stone in 1929 cut his field force to just 135 agents – from more than 1,000 agents – to increase efficiency.
The Israeli military said Friday it had identified the body of a hostage recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza as the son of Yosef Al-Ziyadnah, a hostage whose body was recovered earlier this week.
Prem N. Reddy (born 1 June 1948 in India) ... Reddy founded Desert Valley Medical Group in Victorville, CA and established Primecare Medical Group in 1992. He also ...