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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. Mathias A. Klein & Sons (Klein Tools Inc.), still family owned and run today by fifth and sixth generation Klein's. Cook County Hospital opens. [1] Hyde Park House built. [6]
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International relations North Korea and weapons of mass destruction Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, claims that the country is close to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. (Reuters) Syrian Civil War The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes in favor of the Russian and Turkey -backed ceasefire currently in effect in Syria. (Al Jazeera) 2016 United Nations ...
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A California storm in the Calaveras Big Trees State Park fells the 1,000-year-old American tree, the Pioneer Cabin Tree. 2016 Irkutsk mass methanol poisoning. The death toll from people who drank poisonous methanol in Irkutsk, Russia, rises to 76. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) January 2017 European cold wave
Business and economics Consultancy PwC says that global banks with business both in London and on the European continent must plan for a hard Brexit that entails a break with many of the benefits of the Euro system, and a short transition period. (Reuters) International relations Enlargement of the African Union Morocco rejoins the African Union after a 33-year absence, despite opposition from ...
Politics and elections The President of the United States Barack Obama awards his Vice President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the only time the president has awarded this particular honor during his tenure. (CNN) Sports The NFL's Chargers franchise officially announce plans to move from San Diego to Los Angeles and rename itself the Los Angeles Chargers. The ...