This Weeks Historical Events

    Historical Events (May 29–June 4): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In This Weeks Historical Events
    May 29th, 2017
    0 Comments
    2130 Views
    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...
    Read More

    Historical Events (May 22-May 28): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In This Weeks Historical Events
    May 22nd, 2017
    1 Comment
    2714 Views
    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’...
    Read More

    Historical Events (May 15–May 21): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In This Weeks Historical Events
    May 15th, 2017
    0 Comments
    2283 Views
    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 […]...
    Read More

    Historical Events (May 8–May 14): Where were the Cubs?

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In This Weeks Historical Events
    May 8th, 2017
    0 Comments
    3504 Views
    Cermak and Roosevelt Wrigley
    May 9, 1873 Future Chicago mayor Anton Cermak is born. Throughout the last century many of Chicago’s mayors have been White Sox fans (most notably the Daleys), but there have been a few notable exceptions, and Mayor Cermak may have been the most famous. He loved the Cubs. When the Cubs and Yank...
    Read More
    • Anyone can have a bad century.
    The Pothole Store | Eckhartz Press | Rick Kaempfer's Blog | Illinois Entertainer
    Site construction by WorkSite, LLC