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The blanket smoking ban did not take effect until 2011, [19] but all tents instituted the smoking ban in 2010 to do a "dry run" to identify any unforeseeable issues. [23] Celebrating 200 years of Oktoberfest in 2010. The year 2010 marked the Oktoberfest Bicentennial. [24] For the anniversary, a horse race in historical costumes was held on ...
In Australia, the universities are notorious in their celebrations of Oktoberfest every year, and as students graduated and moved on, this rolled over into pubs and restaurants in the university areas. After the 2012 Oktoberfest Party the University of New South Wales council banned the celebration of the festival on university campus grounds. [7]
A "Queen Pageant" has been held since the fest's inception in 1961. The winner of that first pageant was Marlene Schultz, an 18-year-old from Winona, MN. [5] In 1964 the Miss La Crosse pageant merged with the Miss Oktoberfest pageant to become Miss La Crosse Oktoberfest. [8] In 1968, the title of Mrs. Oktoberfest was created.
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Oktoberfest was first held in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of Louis I (the crown prince of Bavaria) and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen, and is now celebrated every year in September ...
Sep. 20—On the Sept. 16-18 opening weekend of Oktoberfest at Penn Brewery in Pittsburgh's North Side, revelers drank 65 half-barrels of beer — or just over 1,000 gallons. If that sounds like a ...
Chicago City Cemetery in Lincoln Park was permanently closed, and most of the bodies were moved to other cemeteries in the city. [9] [10] 1867 Construction began on the Water Tower designed by architect W. W. Boyington. Chicago Academy of Music founded. [6] 1868 Rand McNally is formed as a railway guide company. Lincoln Park Zoo founded. [6]
In September 2008, Chicago accepted a $2.52 billion bid on a 99-year lease of Midway International Airport to a group of private investors, but the deal fell through due to the collapse of credit markets during the 2008–2012 global recession [75] [76] In 2008, as Chicago struggled to close a growing budget deficit, the city agreed to a 75 ...