Sunday, June 7, 2009

Episode 001 7-13 June

10 June 1847 - The first issue of the "Chicago Tribune".

10 June 1848 - The first telegraphic communication between New York City and Chicago.

Every 10 June - Portuguese flag flys over Chicago city hall.

11 June 1920 - "Smoke Filled Room"

13 June 1976 - Lemont tornado

Episode 001 7-13 June

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Welcome!




This is the very first post of this blog. It is a short introduction.

Introduction
A brief explanation about the banner. The name of the podcast and blog are both Chicagoland History Week, but I separated it out to four words to represent the four six-pointed stars in the Chicago flag.