Saturday, March 10, 2012

On Chicago's 175th Birthday-- Part 7

1920-- The famous Michigan Avenue Bridge opens, the first double-decker bascule bridge.

1921-- Eight White Sox players acquitted in Black Sox Scandal but banned from baseball for life. (Sad Day for Us Sox Fans.)

1922-- George Halas renames his team the Chicago Bears.

1923-- Chicago divided into 50 wards.

1924-- Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. commit "thrill killing."

1925-- Chicago Tribune Tower completed.

1927-- Municipal Airport opens (later renamed Midway).

1929-- St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

1930-- Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium open.

1931-- Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion.

1932-- Democratic Convention in Chicago nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt for president.

Still Not There. --Cooter

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