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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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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 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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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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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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Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad
Railroad historical society devoted to the history, both past and present, of the Chicago Tunnel Company, which operated 60 miles of 2 foot gauge railroad under the city's streets until 1959. Photos, history overview and FAQs provided.
http://www.ameritech.net/users/chicagotunnel/tunnel1.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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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