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Aug 26, 1977 · Colonel Arvey—he liked to be called “Jack” and cherished the military rank he won in the Pacific in World War II—was the undisputed Democratic leader of Chicago for more than seven years,...
Politics in Chicago through most of the 20th century was dominated by the Democratic Party. Organized crime and political corruption were persistent concerns in the city. Chicago was the political base for presidential nominees Stephen Douglas (1860), Adlai Stevenson II (1952 and 1956), and Barack Obama, who was nominated and elected in 2008.
Colonel Robert R. McCormick was born on July 30, 1880, in Chicago, Illinois, to Robert Sanderson McCormick and Katherine Medill McCormick. His father had been US ambassador to Austria-Hungary, Russia and France.
With the dissolution of the monasteries, the Charterhouse became a mansion for wealthy noblemen and a refuge for royalty. Elizabeth I met the Privy Council here in the days before her coronation in 1558 and James I used the Great Chamber to create 130 new Barons before he was crowned.
Dec 7, 2021 · Robert McCormick, known as “the Colonel” for his service in World War I, served as editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune for 30 years. He made the Chicago Tribune the nation’s most widely-read paper and expanded its reach into radio and television broadcasting.
August 31, about 800 Potawatomi men gathered for a war dance in Chicago before being removed to west of the Mississippi River. 1837 Chicago incorporated as a city. C.D. Peacock jewelers was founded. It is the oldest Chicago business still operating today. Chicago receives its first charter.
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Beginning with Father Jacques Marquette and French Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet in 1673, a steady stream of explorers and missionaries passed through or settled in the region, but it was not until 1779 that the first non-Native resident made it his permanent home: Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable maintained a thriving trading post near the mouth ...
