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2. www.history.com › news › why-is-chicago-called-theWhy is Chicago called the “Windy City”? - HISTORY

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   Mar 2, 2016 · Updated: May 17, 2023 | Original: March 2, 2016. copy page link. Print Page. The origins of Chicago’s famous nickname are not entirely clear. The most obvious explanation is that it comes from the...

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   The city of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most widely recognized as the "Windy City". The earliest known reference to the "Windy City" was actually to Green Bay in 1856. The first known repeated effort to label Chicago with this nickname is from 1876 and involves Chicago's rivalry with Cincinnati. The popularity of the ...

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   Jan 22, 2018 · Updated: Jan. 22, 2018. It's got nothing to do with the weather. Grey Tree Studios/Shutterstock. When you hear someone mention the “Windy City,” you immediately know they’re talking about...

5. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 49651Why is Chicago Called the "Windy City"? - Mental Floss

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   Travelers to Chicago may experience the wind gusts that come off Lake Michigan, get tossed around a bit and think, “So this is why it’s called the Windy City.”. The nickname, which dates ...

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   What does “that Windy City” mean?

   • For example, an 1876 headline in the Cincinnati Enquirer used the phrase “That Windy City” in reference to a tornado that swept through Chicago. “The Cincinnati Enquirer’s use is clearly double-edged,” Popik told the Chicago Tribune in 2006. “They used the term for windy speakers who were full of wind, and there was a wind-storm in Chicago.

   Why is Chicago called the “Windy City”? - HISTORY

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   Why is Chicago called the Windy City?

   • Travelers to Chicago may experience the wind gusts that come off Lake Michigan, get tossed around a bit and think, “So this is why it’s called the Windy City.” The nickname, which dates back to the late 1870s, is deceiving: Chicago is literally a windy city, but that’s not what the phrase was intended to reference.

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   Where did the name Windy City come from?

   • The nickname “Windy City” first appeared back in 1856 in reference to the city of Green Bay in Wisconsin. As a nickname to Chicago, the name “Windy City” started being used back in 1876. For example, on May 9, 1876, and on May 13, 1876, The Cincinnati Enquirer had headlines that clearly had the words “The Windy City.”

   Why Is Chicago Called the Windy City? - WorldAtlas

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   Why is Green Bay called Windy City?

   • Aside from the official name, the city has gone by a number of other names such as the Windy City, the City of Broad Shoulders, the Second City, Chi-Town, and My Kind of Town. The nickname “Windy City” first appeared back in 1856 in reference to the city of Green Bay in Wisconsin.

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   Jan 7, 2019 · The Windy City isn't name for the weather. Officially known as the City of Chicago, Chicago is a city in the US state of Illinois. Aside from the official name, the city has gone by a number of other names such as the Windy City, the City of Broad Shoulders, the Second City, Chi-Town, and My Kind of Town.

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   May 31, 2023 · By Adam Harrington. May 31, 2023 / 8:48 AM CDT / CBS Chicago. CHICAGO (CBS) -- We've been calling Chicago the Windy City as long as anyone alive today has been around – but just why do we do...

9. theculturetrip.com › north-america › usaThe Story Behind Chicago's Nickname The Windy City - Culture Trip

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   May 20, 2017 · While everyone knows Chicago’s nickname is the Windy City, there is no agreed upon explanation for how or why the moniker came to be. Was it because of the weather? Were Chicagoans of the past prone to flapping their gums a bit too much? There’s no definitive answer, but here are some of the theories behind this famous mystery.

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