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1919 Chicago Race Riots@ - Chicago
Learn about the 1919 Chicago Race Riots, a major racial conflict which began in Chicago on July 27, 1919. Sites offer history, riot events, newspaper accounts, articles, pictures, maps, and the role of white gangs in the 5-day rioting which claimed many lives and rendered hundreds homeless.
dir.yahoo.com/.../1910s/1919_Chicago_Race_Riots
1968 Democratic Convention@ - Chicago
Learn more about the 1968 Democratic Convention featuring sites about the events of that day and the trial of the Chicago Seven.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/1968_Democratic_Convention
American Experience: Chicago: City of the Century - Chicago
Companion site to the film chronicling Chicago's transformation from a swampy frontier town to the quintessential American city of the 19th Century.
www.pbs.org/amex/chicago
Bataan was Hell! - Maywood
Tribute to Emmett Gibson and the 192nd Tank Battalion. Includes articles he published in 1942, as well as information on Maywood and the Maywood Tank Corps before and after the war.
www.192nd.com
Bridgeport - Chicago
A brief look into the Illinois and Michigan canal.
www.uic.edu/orgs/LockZero
Broadcasting in Chicago: 1921-1989 - Chicago
Online museum of broadcast history with a focus on the studio NBC operated in Chicago's Merchandise Mart.
www.richsamuels.com
Chicago Historical Society's History Files - Chicago
With information on Al Capone, the Chicago Fire, and the Black Sox.
www.chicagohs.org/history
Chicago Women's Liberation Union Herstory - Chicago
Documents, video, audio, and music from the CWLU and the second wave feminist movement.
www.cwluherstory.com
City Transformed: Railroads and Their Influence on the Growth of Chicago in the 1850s - Chicago
Finalist entry in the 1995 Chicago Metro History Fair.
hcs.harvard.edu/~dreyfus/history.html
Clarke House@ - Chicago
Read about Clarke House, the oldest surviving building in Chicago. Sites offer historical background, architecture style, museum archive, and pictures of the 1836 Greek Revival style house located in the Prairie Avenue Historical District, Chicago.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Buildings_and_Monuments/Clarke_House
Coronado Lodge - Porter County
Photos and a brief history on the Coronado Lodge, built in 1933.
www.arealinks.net/tourism/coronado/index.html
Darrow, Clarence (1857-1938)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Darrow__Clarence__1857_1938_
Democratic National Convention 1996@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Conventions/1996_Democratic_Convention
DePaul University: Chicago History - Chicago
Offers general information on the Second City's history.
condor.depaul.edu/~chicago
Dying Alone: The 1995 Chicago Heat Wave - Chicago
Social historian Eric Klinenberg discusses the reasons why the 1995 heat wave killed more Chicagoans than the Great Chicago Fire.
pressblog.uchicago.edu/2006/07/14/remembering_the_chicago_heat_w.html
Elgin History - Elgin
Featuring the full text of two works by E.C. Alft, containing narratives and descriptive accounts of the history of Elgin.
www.elginhistory.com
Encyclopedia of Chicago [read review] - Chicago
Entries, historical sources, maps, and much more. From the Chicago Historical Society, The Newberry Library, and Northwestern University.
www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org
Great Chicago Fire (1871)@ - Chicago
Learn about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the conflagartaion that raged in Chicago, Illinois for two days killing hundreds and destroying miles of the city. Sites offer background information, news archives, articles, pictures, and videos of the fire started by a cow which is considered as one of the largest U.S. disasters of 19th century.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Great_Chicago_Fire__1871_
Haunted Chicago Paranormal Research and Investigation - Chicago
Presents scientific evidence of ghosts and other paranormal phenomenon gathered in investigations throughout the Chicago area.
www.hauntedchicago.com
Haymarket Riot@ - Chicago
Read about Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, which is considered to be one of the major influences on the origin of international May Day observances for workers. Sites feature history, articles, manuscripts, pro-labor speeches, photographs, illustrations, and library archives about the historical clash between the business class and working class in late 19th century Chicago.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Labor/Haymarket_Riot
Hidden Truths - Chicago
Explores the history of the Chicago City Cemetery and how it evolved into today's Lincoln Park.
hiddentruths.northwestern.edu
Historic Preservation Commission - Valparaiso
Information of historic districts, design guidelines, tax credits, and tours of historic communities in Valparaiso, Indiana.
www.ci.valparaiso.in.us/HPC/index.htm
Historic Pullman - Chicago
Focuses on education and information concerning the Historic Pullman District including museum hours, events, tour schedules, etc.
members.aol.com/PullmanIL/index.html
Historic Pullman Foundation - Chicago
Preservation and restoration activities within the Pullman Historic District of Chicago.
www.pullmanil.org
History of Chicago's L - Chicago
Extensive history of the local mass transit system, including historic maps, chronologies, rolling stock history, and an extensive section on "L" stations.
www.chicago-l.org
Iroquois Theater Fire@ - Chicago
Find sites about the Iroquois Theater fire, the most deadly fire which occurred in Chicago on December 30, 1903. Sites offer background information, event details, list of victims, pictures, and news excerpts about one of the worst disasters in the history of Chicago, Illinois.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Iroquois_Theater_Fire
Lemont Area Historical Society - Lemont
Find out about area history.
www.township.com/lemont/historical
Maxwell Street Market@ - Chicago
Find your way to Maxwell Street Market, the flea market in Chicago, Illinois, which is considered as one of the oldest open air markets in the U.S. Sites include background information, articles, and pictures of the Chicago marketplace associated with the music band Chicago Blues.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Maxwell_Street_Market
Monroe, Harriet (1860-1936)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Poets/Monroe__Harriet__1860_1936_
Postcards from the Past: A Brief History of Elgin, Illinois - Elgin
History of local landmarks and buildings.
elginpostcards.tripod.com
Pullman Strike@ - Chicago
Learn about Pullman Strike, the wildcat strike by the Pullman Palace Car Company in Illinois on May 11, 1894. Sites feature historical background, events, consequences, labor related transcripts, museum exhibits, excerpts from the U.S Strike Commission's report, and analysis of the labor strike and its impact on the U.S. history.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Labor/Pullman_Strike
Real Chicago - Chicago
Photos from the files of The Chicago Sun-Times.
www.suntimes.com/photos/galleries/realchicago
Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society - Chicago
Encourages and perpetuates an interest in the history of our communities through research, education and preservation.
www.wecaretoo.com/Organizations/IL/rpwrhs.html
Roosevelt University's History of Chicago
Course focusing on this city's transformation from trading post to metropolis.
www.roosevelt.edu:80/chicagohistory
S.S. Eastland@ - Chicago
Learn about S.S. Eastland, the passenger ship which listed and rolled over in the Chicago River due to overcrowding in 1915. Sites offer background information, pictures, list of victims, and history of mutinies that occurred aboard the ship from its commissioning till its fateful drowning.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/S_S__Eastland
The Encyclopedia of Chicago - Chicago
Description and sample pages from the reference work on Chicago's history.
www.press.uchicago.edu/books/grossman
U.S. Steel Gary Works Photograph Collection [read review] - Gary
Series of more than 2,200 photographs of the Gary Works steel mill and the corporate town of Gary, Indiana.
www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/steel
Urban Experience In Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963 [read review] - Chicago
Documents the life and times of Jane Addams, the history of the social Settlement House Movement and of Hull-House, and the history of Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood and its immigrant communities.
www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/urbanexp/contents.htm
Wells, Ida B. (1862-1930)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Wells__Ida_B___1862_1930_
World's Columbian Exposition, 1893@
dir.yahoo.com/.../World_s_Fairs_and_Expositions/1893_World_s_Columbian_Exposition__Chicago
Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959)@
Find sites for Frank Lloyd Wright, the American master of architecture who practiced organic architecture. Sites offer bio, quotes, structure images, building guide, digital prints, overlays, and the heritage of one of the most influential architects and his 70-year career.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Masters/Wright__Frank_Lloyd__1867_1959_

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