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Portal of news articles related to the E@ nightclub where 21 people died early February 17, 2003
during a stampede.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-nightclubtragedy-gallery,0,4597060.storygallery?coll=chi....
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Uptown Chicago ...cradle of... Entertainment!
A history animation of Uptown Chicago's contribution to the entertainment industry and culture,
from Silent Movies, to the Jazz Age, to the Big Band Era.
http://mmneighbors.com/entertainment.html
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The White City
Images of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition's White City as designed by Olmstead, Louis
Sullivan, McKim, Root and many other architectural legends.
http://www.thewhitecity.info/
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Chicago: City of the Century
PBS American Experience Online's companion site to the television series. Includes maps, teacher's
guide, and trivia.
http://www.pbs.org/amex/chicago
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Napoleonic Alliance, The
Local society focused on the study and celebration of Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars.
http://www.napoleonic-alliance.com/
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PBS: Goin' to Chicago
A film that traces the history the great migration of African-Americans from the rural South
through the personal stories of a group of older Chicagoans born mostly in the Mississippi Delta.
Overview of the story, the people, and offers video clips and archival resources.
http://www.pbs.org/gointochicago/
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Jane Addams, Mother of Social Work
Biography and links to related sites about this suffragette who gave up a life of affluence to
found Hull House, a haven for the city's poor people.
http://www.johnshepler.com/articles/janeaddams.html
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Chicago Maritime Society
Features an extensive collection of Eastland Disaster artifacts and historical pertinent
information. Offers programs, research, a kids section, and community outreach.
http://www.chicagomaritimesociety.org/
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Dying Alone: The 1995 Chicago Heat Wave
The 1995 heat wave killed more Chicagoans than the Great Chicago Fire. An interview with social
historian Eric Klinenberg discusses the reasons why.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/443213in.html
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Paul Sequeira: 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention
Photographs of anti-war protestors during the tumultuous Democratic National Convention of 1968.
http://www.chitown.com/http/art/abchicago-gal/p-sequeira.html
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The Pullman Strike
In 1894, the workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company began a strike that eventually became the
first nationwide workers' strike. Provides history of the event, biography of Union president
Eugene Debs, and bibliography.
http://www.cc.ukans.edu/kansas/pullman/index.html
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Chicago Women's Liberation Union
A history of the organization (1969-1977), as well as an archive of general documents from the
second wave of feminism.
http://www.cwluherstory.com/
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The Iroquois Theater Fire
Fire in a theatre that killed 602 persons on December 30th, 1903. Includes photo gallery, list of
victims, and recommended reading.
http://www.inficad.com/~ksup/iroquois.html
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Maxwell Street Market
An outdoor market that existed from 1871 to 1994. Includes photographs and postcards, articles and
recommended reading, and links to related sites.
http://www.openair.org/oldmax/oldmax.html
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Eastland Disaster Historical Society
Information, photos of artifacts, and links about the loss of over 800 lives in the wreck of the
Eastland on July 24, 1915 on the Chicago River.
http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/
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1968 Democratic National Convention
A chronology of events surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which sparked the
Chicago Seven Trial. Includes links to related sites.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1553/
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Liam T.A. Ford's Chicago Page
City history, with a focus on the history of the news business, Chicago neighborhoods and landmarks
and the Ford family. A reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
http://members.fortunecity.com/ltaford/liamtafordspage/
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The Chicago Metro History Education Center
An independent non-profit, educational program serving students, teachers, and parents in the city
and in suburban Cook, Lake and DuPage counties.
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cmhec/
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Chicago Timeline
Gathered by the Chicago Public Library, includes a brief chronological history of Chicago which
includes links to selected biographies.
http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/chihist.html
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World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
An Illinois Institute of Technology project to bring thousands of illustrations and full-text
images of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 for purposes of teaching and research.
http://columbus.gl.iit.edu/
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Chicago Historical Society
A privately endowed, independent institution devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting
the rich multicultural history of Chicago and Illinois, as well as selected areas of American
history, to the public through exhibitions, programs, research collections, and publications.
http://www.chicagohistory.org/
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Chicago in 1900
A history of Chicago and an overview of life as it existed there in 1900.
http://cpl.lib.uic.edu/004chicago/1900/intro.html
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Historic Pullman Foundation
Focused on preservation and restoration activities within the Pullman Historic District. Events and
program calendars, location map and foundation activities.
http://www.pullmanil.org/
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World's Columbian Exposition
The history and cultural significance of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair is highlighted with use of
contemporary articles and literature.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/expos/columbian.html
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Chicago Illinois History In Vintage Postcards.
Old postcards tell the story of Chicago's history. This is a non-commercial vintage postcard
gallery as part of a tour of the USA in vintage postcards.
http://patsabin.com/illinois/vintage.htm
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Chicago Architects Oral History Project
Recorded interviews with Chicago's influential architects of the 20th Century. Extracts,
photographs and biographical summaries on-line.
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/dept_architecture/oralhistory.html
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Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society
The Society's building, formerly the cable car waiting room for the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in
Chicago's Hyde Park, contains archival material, books, photographs, posters and historic documents
about the city's growth.
http://www.hydeparkhistory.org
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