1893-- Mayor Carter Harrison is assassinated.
1894-- Pullman workers go on strike.
1895-- Nation's first auto race from Chicago to Evanston.
1896-- Williams Jennings Bryan gives his Cross of Gold speech at the Democratic National Convention.
1898-- Elevated train line built in Loop.
1898-- First Chicago-to-Mackinac sailboat race.
1899-- L. Frank Baum writes "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" at his Humboldt Park home.
1900-- The Chicago River's flow reversed. Chicago White Sox play their first game.
1901-- Walt Disney born in Chicago.
1902-- Marshall Field's opens State Street store.
1903-- Iroquois Theater fire kills more than 600, the deadliest theater fire in US history.
1904-- Riverview amusement park opens.
Obviously, More to Come. --DaCoot
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