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On July 23, 1977, 20 to 30 black members inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy attempted to march into Marquette Park after an April bombing of three houses in the neighborhood that were owned by blacks. The police did not allow them to march into the neighborhood, declaring it too dangerous; when several entered anyway, they were arrested.
The remaining 450 Potawatomi left Chicago. 1840 July 10, Chicago's first legally executed criminal, John Stone was hanged for rape and murder. Population: 4,470. [4] 1843: Chicago's first cemetery, Chicago City Cemetery, was established in Lincoln Park. [5] 1844: Lake Park designated. [6] 1847: June 10, The first issue of the Chicago Tribune is ...
Event Deaths Injuries April–July, 1905 Labor 1905 Chicago teamsters' strike - The United Brotherhood of Teamsters started a strike in support for a small union of workers from Montgomery Ward but soon garnered support from most unions in the city. Riots occurred almost daily starting on April 7 and continued until late July. 21 416
On July 23, 1984, an explosion and fire took place at a Union Oil Lemont Refinery in Romeoville, Illinois, outside Chicago, killing 17 people and causing major property damage. [2] The explosive force propelled the upper portion 14 metres (46 ft) of the vessel a distance of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from its original location, while the base ...
July 29 Wrigley Field hosted, for the first time in its storied history, a minor league game when the Midwest League Peoria Chiefs, coached by Baseball Hall of Famer and former Cubs player Ryne Sandberg, hosted the Kane County Cougars at Wrigley. Over 32,000 fans were present for the contest. The game experienced by dramatic weather.
July 23 in recent years ... one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African ... "Historical Events on July 23 ...
NASCAR’s top drivers will be maneuvering the streets of Chicago next year as a result of this historic partnership.
By late July the Chicago Freedom Movement was staging regular rallies outside of Real Estate offices and marches into all-white neighborhoods on the city's southwest and northwest sides. The hostile and sometimes violent response of local whites, [ 14 ] and the determination of civil rights activists to continue to crusade for an open housing ...