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At its first appearance in records by explorers, the Chicago area was inhabited by a number of Algonquian peoples, including the Mascouten and Miami.The name "Chicago" is generally believed to derive from a French rendering of the Miami–Illinois language word šikaakwa, referring to the plant Allium tricoccum, as well as the animal skunk. [3]
1200 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1200th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 200th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 12th century, and the 1st year of the 1200s decade. As of the start of 1200, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian ...
500 BC–700 AD: Old Bering Sea culture thrives in the western Arctic; 50 BC–800 AD: Ipiutak culture thrives in the western Arctic. [1] 1 AD: Some central and eastern prairie peoples learned to raise crops and shape pottery from the mound builders to their east. 100–1000: Weeden Island culture flourishes in coastal Florida. They are known ...
The Historic Michigan Boulevard District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States encompassing Michigan Avenue between 11th (1100 south in the street numbering system) or Roosevelt Road (1200 south), depending on the source, and Randolph Streets (150 north) and named after the nearby Lake Michigan.
A landmark lost to history and is considered the world's first skyscraper. Chicago Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station, circa 1886. 1886 May 4, the Haymarket riot. [20] Chicago Evening Post published (until 1932). [1] 1887: Newberry Library established. 1888: Dearborn Observatory rebuilt. 1889 Hull House founded. [1] [21] Auditorium ...
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]
Conrad I of Wittelsbach (restored), Prince-archbishop (1183–1200) Luitpold von Scheinfeld, Prince-archbishop (1200–1208) County Palatine of the Rhine (complete list) – Siegfried of Ballenstedt, Count (1095–1113) Gottfried von Calw, Count (1113–1129) William of Ballenstedt, Count (1129–1139) Henry IV Jasomirgott, Count (1139–1142)
The 12th century is the period from 1101 to 1200 in accordance with the Julian calendar. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages and overlaps with what is often called the " 'Golden Age' of the Cistercians". The Golden Age of Islam experienced significant development, particularly in Islamic Spain.