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TOPIC 6: TRAGEDIES AND CRIMES. 1812—Fort Dearborn Massacre of settlers by natives. Early Chicago was pretty wild…. 1840—first murderer hanged 1855—Lager Beer Riots. 1860. Lady Elgin sinks, and Milwaukee loses important people who would have helped that city compete against us.
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TOPIC 6: TRAGEDIES AND CRIMES • 1812—Fort Dearborn Massacre of settlers by natives
Early Chicago was pretty wild…. • 1840—first murderer hanged • 1855—Lager Beer Riots
1860 • Lady Elgin sinks, and Milwaukee loses important people who would have helped that city compete against us
1890s at the fair… • Holmes murders—lime pits, acid vats, etc
Lots of shootings… • 1930: Lingle shot in subway • 1933: Mayor Cermak shot in Miami—bullet had been meant for President FDR • 1934: Dillinger shot by Biograph Theater
1966 • Puerto Rican riots • Race issues • Richard Speck kills nurses
1968 • anti-Vietnam protests/riots • race riots following King assassination
1969 • Black Panther raid
1977 • L train falls off the track—11 people dead
1979 • Flight 191 crash • Blizzard
Almost done…. • 1983: Operation Greylord uncovers bribery scandals • 1988: Laurie Dann opens fire in a school in Winnetka • 1990: Plainfield tornado
And finally… • 1992: Chicago flood, killing of Dantrell Davis • 1995—death row probe