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Chicago History Minute
May 16, 2008
On May 16, 1920, John Kikulski was shot and killed by two unidentified men. This Polish-American union leader would be given a hero’s burial. Learn more
Daily facts provided by the Chicago History Museum
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- 1673 - Louis Jolliet, a Canadian explorer and the French-born Jesuit Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans to discover the Chicago area.
- 1781 - First permanent settlement by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
- 1837 - Chicago is incorporated as a city
- 1871 - The Great Fire - the Parmalee Company lost many horses
- 1893 - World Columbian Exposition is held
- 1927 - Chicago Air Park opened; Its name changed to Municipal Airport and eventually Midway after World War II.
- 1964 - Frank Sinatra introduced the song "My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)" in the Warner Brothers musical "Robin and the Seven Hoods."
- 2004 - Millennium Park opens and becomes a top tourist attraction
- 2008 - Chicago bans smoking in all public places
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