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  • 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_
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • World's Columbian Exposition, 1893@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../World_s_Fairs_and_Expositions/1893_World_s_Columbian_Exposition__Chicago
  • Darrow, Clarence (1857-1938)@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Darrow__Clarence__1857_1938_
  • 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_
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Monroe, Harriet (1860-1936)@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Poets/Monroe__Harriet__1860_1936_
  • U.S. Steel Gary Works Photograph Collection [pick] [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
  • Wells, Ida B. (1862-1930)@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Wells__Ida_B___1862_1930_
  • 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
  • Roosevelt University's History of Chicago
    Course focusing on this city's transformation from trading post to metropolis.
    www.roosevelt.edu:80/chicagohistory
  • 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
  • The Encyclopedia of Chicago - Chicago
    Description and sample pages from the reference work on Chicago's history.
    www.press.uchicago.edu/books/grossman
  • Democratic National Convention 1996@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Conventions/1996_Democratic_Convention
 


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