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THE JOLLIET-MARQUETTE EXPEDITION, 1673. pub;1927
WRITTEN BY A PRAGMATIC HOUSEWIFE, MRS. OWEN'S ILLINOIS COOK BOOK CAPTURES THE FRONTIER LIFE. OWEN'S CREED: “WHATEVER IS WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING WELL.” pub:1871
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Friday, May 31, 2024
Embers of Change: How Two Infernos Molded Modern Chicago
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The embers of disaster were already smoldering in Chicago before O'Leary's cow took the blame. On the night of October 7, 1871, a fi...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Springfield, Illinois, Town Square Conflagration of May 15, 1855.
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From the May 16, 1855, Chicago Tribune: The sun this morning rose upon a scene in Springfield, the like of which has never before been witne...
Monday, August 14, 2023
Chicago Finally has a Fire Alarm Bell; City Ordinance Passed July 1855.
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In February 1855, a deep-toned bell was installed in the new Courthouse. The July 1855 ordinance passed, dividing the City into six fire dis...
Monday, July 3, 2023
The "Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab Kit," the Most Dangerous Toy in the World.
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Marshall Field & Co. State Street Store sold the U-238 , Christmas 1950, as informed by a former Toy Dept. employee. The U-238 Atomic E...
Thursday, June 1, 2023
John Kinzie's Narrative of the Fort Dearborn Massacre.
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In historical writing and analysis, PRESENTISM introduces present-day ideas and perspectives into depictions or interpretations of the pas...
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