Incorporated March 4, 1837.
1878-- Fire pole invented in a Chicago firehouse.
1879-- Union League Club of Chicago organized.
1880-- Archdiocese of Chicago established.
1881-- Town of Pullman opens to house railroad car workers and their families.
1882-- Cable car system clangs into operation and would grow to be the world's largest.
1884-- Construction begins on the Home Insurance Building, the first skyscraper at 10 floors.
1886-- Hatmarket Square Riot.
1887-- Softball invented on the South Side.
1888-- Adler and Sullivan's Auditorium built.
1889-- City triples in size with annexation of towns of Lake View, Hyde Park, Jefferson and Lake. Jane Addams opens Hull House.
1890-- Aaron Montgomery successfully sues city to keep Grant Park open.
1891-- Bicycle craze on.
1892-- University of Chicago opens.
1893-- World's Columbian Exposition.
More to Come. --Cooter
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