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Illinois was the twenty first state admitted into the union.
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William H. Seward entered the third annual republic convention greeted by a big and noisy crowd.
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Biggest U.S. disaster in the nineteenth century. Killed hundreds of people and damaged over 3.3 square miles.
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On this day 5 leaders incorporated The Chicago academy of fine Arts which had started in 1866. Than in 1882, the Art institute had changed its name and already had 5 years of experiance.
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This was a very lopsided war, but It was long and a hard fight.
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Chicago's second world fair, opened with marching bands and policemen.
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Bears defeated New York Giants 14-10.
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In the morning it was just regular snow. But by the 10:10 P.M., their was 23 inches of snow, the largest snowfall in Illinois history.
