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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