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Today in Chicago History: First Bud Billiken Parade rewards Chicago Defender newspaper hawkers
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 11, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Former Rep. Dan Rostenkowski dead at 82Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1911: The International Aviation Meet opened in Grant Park. It was considered a great success — only two pilots died. Flyers competed for generous cash prizes — as well as fame and glory. Vintage Chicago Tribune: The city's aviation obsession as the Chicago Air and Water Show takes flightIn the early 20th century, flying in Chicago was run by a private club — the Aero Club of Illinois. 1929: The first Bud Billiken Parade was hosted by Chicago Defender founder Robert Sengstacke Abbott as a way to thank the children who hawked his newspaper. He could think of no better way than to give them the things they loved: ice cream, hot dogs and a day outdoors. 1966: Chicago Cubs catcher Randy Hundley hit for the cycle. The 24-year-old rookie was 'the big show' in a 9-8 victory in the first game of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field against the Houston Astros. Vintage Chicago Tribune: Chicago Cubs who have hit for the cycleAfter whiffing in his first at bat, Hundley hit a triple in the fourth inning, a double off the left field wall in the sixth, a homer (his 16th of the season) in the eighth and a single in the 11th. 1991: Left-hander Wilson Alvarez pitched a no-hitter at Baltimore in his second career start and his first game for the Chicago White Sox. Chicago White Sox pitchers have thrown 20 no-hitters since 1902 — including 3 perfect games. Relive them all to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past.
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2 days ago
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Today in Chicago History: Cubs shine in first Wrigley Field night game that counted
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 9, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Vintage Chicago Tribune: The entire transcript of President Richard Nixon's Watergate tapesWeather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1922: A 20-year-old Louis Armstrong arrived at Illinois Central Station from New Orleans — but he wasn't sure he made the right decision. 100 years ago, Louis Armstrong arrived in Chicago. What happened next would change jazz forever.'Anybody watching me closely could have easily seen that I was a country boy,' he wrote in his first memoir, 'My Life in New Orleans.' 'I had a million thoughts as I looked at all those people waiting for taxi cabs. … As I waved goodbye I thought to myself: 'Huh. I don't think I am going to like this old town.'' Thank heavens, then, that Joe 'King' Oliver — his idol — extended him an invitation to play second cornet in his band here. The rest, as they say, is history — and thus began the years, 1922 to 1929, that Armstrong would later call 'some of (his) finest days.' 1973: Lincoln Mall held its grand opening, becoming the first enclosed mall in the far south suburbs of Chicago. It predated by nearly three years the opening of Orland Square in Orland Park. Vintage Chicago Tribune: Shopping malls!!!!!The mall closed in January 2015, with the exception of Carson Pirie Scott, which shut its doors abruptly in March 2018. Demolition followed and now there is little evidence the mall ever existed with the exception of memories and old photos. 1985: Bruce Springsteen played Soldier Field during his 'Born in the U.S.A.' tour. Seven people were killed on their way to the show when a CTA articulated bus struck a 1975 Cadillac. 1988: Night ball, at long last, had reached Clark and Addison. After a rainout the previous night, Mike Bielecki fired a called strike to Lenny Dykstra to start the game. Vintage Chicago Tribune: How Wrigley Field got lights and why Cubs fans had to wait past 8-8-88 to raise 'W' flagThe Cubs hit the Mets with four runs in the seventh inning, then held on for a 6-4 victory before 36,399 very noisy people. 'It might have been louder last night,' said Mark Grace, who drove in one of the runs in the decisive seventh. 'But that's the loudest for a complete game that I've ever been associated with.' 1993: The Sox's Bo Jackson broke a bat over his knee after striking out against Oakland Athletics pitcher Bobby Witt in the bottom of the fifth inning at Comiskey Park. Frank Thomas and Robin Ventura — in the middle of the batting order — had six hits. Thomas broke a 4-4 tie with a game-winning solo home run. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past.
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02-08-2025
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Today in Chicago History: ‘Black Sox' acquitted, but ultimately banned for life from baseball
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 2, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1921: Eight White Sox players had been charged with throwing the World Series. Despite earning the nickname the 'Black Sox,' the men were acquitted by a jury that deliberated just 2 hours and 47 minutes. Chicago White Sox players conspired to throw the 1919 World Series. Here's how the Tribune covered it.A day after their acquittal, however, baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis ruled that the players allegedly involved — Joe Jackson, Eddie Cicotte, Oscar Emil 'Happy' Felsch, Chick Gandil, Frederick William McMullin, Swede Risberg, Buck Weaver and Lefty Williams — would be banned for life from organized baseball. 1990: Chicago White Sox rookie Frank Thomas knocked in the winning run in his first major-league game. The Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 during the opener of a doubleheader at County Stadium. In addition to future Hall of Famer Thomas, the Sox's lineup also included two of their No. 1 draft picks: Alex Fernandez (1990) and Robin Ventura (1988). 2001: Chicago Public Library launched its 'One Book, One Chicago' initiative. The first book on the list: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee — Mayor Richard M. Daley's favorite. Vintage Chicago Tribune: Pelé, Hamm, Beckham, Rapinoe, Messi and more. When soccer's big names came to play2009: Brazilian soccer star Marta made her professional debut in the United States with her Los Angeles Sol team, which lost in a match against the Chicago Red Stars at Toyota Park in Bridgeview. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past.
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25-07-2025
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Today in Chicago History: Douglas Aircraft Co. builds assembly plant near Orchard Place
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 25, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Walter Payton: The life, career of the Chicago Bears Hall of Famer better known as 'Sweetness'Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1889: Nineteen sea lions arrived at Lincoln Park Zoo from Santa Barbara, California. They were captured by Capt. Cyrus Alvah Eastman, who hand-fed the sea lions fish throughout their weeklong train journey to Chicago. 'They get used to a man quickly, ' he told a Tribune reporter. 'I've no doubt they will eat from the keeper's hand in a short time.' Months later, zoo neighbors complained to commissioners about the noise created by these animals: ' … during the long watches of the night most of them, having no place to rest, swim back and forth in the pond and bark incessantly to express their disapproval of their cramped quarters,' the Tribune reported on Oct. 22, 1889. O'Hare International Airport: From farm to global terminal1942: After the Douglas Aircraft Co. announced plans to construct an assembly plant on 1,347 acres at Orchard Place, near the intersection of Mannheim and Higgins roads south of Des Plaines, work began to demolish homes, level land and create a spur line of the North Western Railroad at the site. The site later became O'Hare International Airport. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past.
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03-07-2025
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Today in Chicago History: Northwestern basketball coach shot and killed by white supremacist
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 3, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1933: An estimated 125,000 people attended 'The Romance of a People' Jewish pageant. It was one of many cultural or religious events Soldier Field hosted during its early years. 1999: Northwestern University men's basketball coach Ricky Byrdsong died after being shot while walking with his two young children in Skokie. The lone gunman, white supremacist Benjamin Smith, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a short police chase in southern Illinois. Smith was wanted in a spree of apparent hate crimes across Illinois and Indiana. 2015: The Grateful Dead returned to Soldier Field for the first time since Jerry Garcia's death. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past.
