This Weeks Historical Events

    Historical Events (July 17–July 23): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    Jul 17th, 2018
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    Man on the Moon
    July 18, 1910 The poem “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon” written by Franklin Adams was published in the New York Evening Mail. It’s probably the most famous poem ever written about the Cubs, and it was so memorable it probably got Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance elected into...
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    Historical Events (July 10-16): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    Jul 10th, 2018
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    Time Magazine cover NYC blackout
    July 13, 1977 The New York City Blackout of 1977 was an electricity blackout that affected most of New York City from July 13, 1977 to July 14, 1977. New York was already feeling tense because the economy was tanking and the unsolved Son of Sam murders were taking place, and the blackout seemed to [&...
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    Historical Events (July 3–July 9): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    Jul 3rd, 2018
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    1952 Republican convention
    July 7, 1952 The 1952 Republican National Convention is held at the International Amphitheatre from July 7 to July 11, 1952. The Republicans nominate Dwight D. Eisenhower for president. The former general is still immensely popular. As his running mate, they name the anti-communist crusading Senator ...
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    Historical Events (June 26–July 2): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    Jun 26th, 2018
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    Prohibition 2
    June 27, 1932 The three major contenders for the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention 1932 (held at the Chicago Stadium from June 27 – July 2, 1932) were Franklin Roosevelt (Gov of NY), Speaker of the House John Nance Garner and former governor of New York and 1928 pres...
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    Historical Events (June 19–June 25): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    Jun 19th, 2018
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    Stones 1972
    When the Rolling Stones came to Chicago in 1972, they were huge stars How huge? They stayed at the Playboy Mansion with Hugh Heffner. Robert Greenfield’s book, “S.T.P.: A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones,” describes that Chicago trip this way… “The couches...
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    Historical Events (June 12–June 18)

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    Jun 12th, 2018
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    Teddy Roosevelt
    June 18, 1912 During the 1912 Republican convention in Chicago at the Chicago Coliseum (1513 S. Wabash Ave.), Theodore Roosevelt’s supporters in the gallery tooted horns and rubbed sandpaper together to imitate the sounds of the “Taft steamroller” which was running them over without considering their...
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    Historical Events (June 5–June 11): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    Jun 5th, 2018
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    Michigan Ave, Alfred Jake Lingle
    June 9th, 1930 Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle was on his way to the racetrack, walking toward the underpass at Randolph and Michigan Avenue that led to the Illinois Central Suburban Trains. Jake Lingle had worked on thousands of stories for the Trib, but never actually wrote them. He simply cal...
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    Historical Events (May 29–June 4): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    May 29th, 2018
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    Sgt. Pepper cover
    June 1, 1967 The Beatles, who have recently announced they will never tour again, finally release their new studio album. It’s called “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, and is an immediate sensation. It’s dubbed an instant classic, and to this day is considered by many critics to be the best al...
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    Historical Events (May 22-May 28): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    May 22nd, 2018
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    Spider Dan
    May 24, 1923 Colonel Robert McCormick broke ground on the Tribune Tower. Sixty years later the Cubs would be run by the men in that tower, but in 1923, they were still run by William Wrigley. Wrigley had commissioned the building of his own magnificent structure across the street from McCormick’...
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    Historical Events (May 15–May 21): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
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    May 15th, 2018
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    Pope_John_Paul_II_(1979)
    May 18, 1920 Future Pope (and Saint) John Paul II is born in Poland. Grover Cleveland Alexander is on the mound at Cubs Park in Chicago, and he beats the Giants 4-2. He also knocks in the game winning run. Cleveland could have never guessed that this boy born in Poland would one day be […]...
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