TOPIC 6: TOPIC 6: TRAGEDIES AND CRIMESTRAGEDIES AND CRIMES 1812—Fort Dearborn 1812—Fort Dearborn

Massacre of settlers Massacre of settlers by nativesby natives

Early Chicago was Early Chicago was pretty wild….pretty wild….

1840—first murderer 1840—first murderer hangedhanged

1855—Lager Beer 1855—Lager Beer RiotsRiots

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Lady ElginLady Elgin sinks, and sinks, and Milwaukee loses Milwaukee loses important people who important people who would have helped would have helped that city compete that city compete against usagainst us

1871: Great Chicago Fire1871: Great Chicago Fire1874: 21874: 2ndnd fire south of Loop fire south of Loop

1886: Haymarket Riot1886: Haymarket Riot1887: Hanging of “martyrs”1887: Hanging of “martyrs”

1890s at the fair…1890s at the fair…

Holmes murders—Holmes murders—lime pits, acid vats, lime pits, acid vats, etcetc

1894: Pullman Strike1894: Pullman Strike

1897: Leutgert, 1897: Leutgert, the sausage manthe sausage man

1903: Iroquois Theater 1903: Iroquois Theater Fire kills 603Fire kills 603

1915: 1915: EastlandEastland disaster disaster

1919: Race Riot1919: Race Riot

ALSO 1919: “Black Sox” ALSO 1919: “Black Sox” scandal, flu epidemicscandal, flu epidemic

1920: tornado, 28 dead1920: tornado, 28 dead

1924: Leopold and Loeb kill 1924: Leopold and Loeb kill 14 year old Bobby Franks14 year old Bobby Franks

1929: St. Valentine’s Day 1929: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Stock Market CrashMassacre, Stock Market Crash

Lots of shootings…Lots of shootings…

1930: Lingle shot in 1930: Lingle shot in subwaysubway

1933: Mayor Cermak 1933: Mayor Cermak shot in Miami—bullet shot in Miami—bullet had been meant for had been meant for President FDRPresident FDR

1934: Dillinger shot 1934: Dillinger shot by Biograph Theaterby Biograph Theater

1937: Republic Steel Strike1937: Republic Steel Strike

1953: polio epidemic1953: polio epidemic

1958: Our Lady of the 1958: Our Lady of the Angels School fireAngels School fire

19661966

Puerto Rican riotsPuerto Rican riots Race issuesRace issues Richard Speck kills nursesRichard Speck kills nurses

1968 1968

anti-Vietnam anti-Vietnam protests/riotsprotests/riots

race riots following race riots following King assassinationKing assassination

19691969

Black Panther raidBlack Panther raid

19771977

L train falls off the L train falls off the track—11 people track—11 people deaddead

19791979

Flight 191 crashFlight 191 crash BlizzardBlizzard

1980: John Wayne Gacy 1980: John Wayne Gacy found guilty of 33 found guilty of 33

murdersmurders

1982: Tylenol deaths1982: Tylenol deaths

Almost done….Almost done….

1983: Operation 1983: Operation Greylord uncovers Greylord uncovers bribery scandalsbribery scandals

1988: Laurie Dann 1988: Laurie Dann opens fire in a school opens fire in a school in Winnetkain Winnetka

1990: Plainfield 1990: Plainfield tornadotornado

And finally…And finally…

1992: Chicago flood, 1992: Chicago flood, killing of Dantrell killing of Dantrell DavisDavis

1995—death row 1995—death row probeprobe