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Four historical events are commemorated by the four red stars on Chicago's flag: The United States' Fort Dearborn, established at the mouth of the Chicago River in 1803; the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed much of the city; the World Columbian Exposition of 1893, by which Chicago celebrated its recovery from the fire; and the ...
An early western outpost of the United States, Fort Dearborn, was established in 1803 (at the site of present-day Chicago), and the creation of the Illinois Territory followed on February 3, 1809. Statehood
She and her husband co-founded the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, located on Chicago's South Side. [79] DuSable Hall, built in 1968, on the campus of Northern Illinois University is also named for him. [80] DuSable Harbor is located in the heart of downtown Chicago at the foot of Randolph Street.
The Illinois Country (French: Pays des Illinois [pɛ.i dez‿i.ji.nwa]; lit. ' land of the Illinois people '; Spanish: País de los ilinueses), also referred to as Upper Louisiana (French: Haute-Louisiane [ot.lwi.zjan]; Spanish: Alta Luisiana), was a vast region of New France claimed in the 1600s that later fell under Spanish and British control before becoming what is now part of the ...
Chicago [a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, [9] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.
A Scottish entrepreneur established a colony of 1,225 immigrants in the largest colonization attempt in the US. ... Chicago: Illinois: ... Illinois: United States [41 ...
Founded by Christopher Columbus in 1494 as a gold town, and abandoned by 1562 after an earthquake destroyed the settlement. 1498: Santo Domingo: Distrito Nacional: Dominican Republic Capital of the Dominican Republic. Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the Americas. Founded in 1498, by Bartholomew Columbus. 1502
Chicago Academy of Music founded. [6] 1868 Rand McNally is formed as a railway guide company. Lincoln Park Zoo founded. [6] The Chicago Water Tower. 1869 Chicago Water Tower built. The first Illinois woman suffrage convention was held in Chicago; The Chicago Club is established. Washington Square Park being developed. [6] 1870