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Chicago was the first city in the United States…

…to pass an ordinance requiring compulsory milk pasteurization (1909).

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Sue, the largest, most complete and…

…best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex ever discovered was purchased by The Field Museum in 1997.

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The first planetarium in the Western hemisphere…

…Adler Planetarium opened in 1930 and was a gift from local businessman Max Adler.

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Construction on The Water Tower…

… began in 1867. The tower was designed by William W. Boyington and is located on Michigan Ave. It is one of the only 5 public buildings that survived the Great Chicago Fire.

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The Michigan Ave Bridge…

…was opened in 1920.

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Chicago Art Institute…

…was founded in 1879.

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Chicago earned the…

…fattest city title in 2006.

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Chicago is the birthplace of…

…deep-dish pizza.

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Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable named…

…his first establishment in the area (”Eschikagou”) after the Potawatomi word for wild onions which covered the marshland that is today the Great City Of Chicago.

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The oldest university in the Chicago area…

… – Northwestern University – was founded in 1851.

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The Loop is the second largest…

…downtown business district in the nation (after New York’s Midtown Manhattan). (See Speak Chicagoan if you don’t know what “The Loop” is.)

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Chicago is the largest…

…inland city in the country.

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Western Ave (that runs N/S at the 2400 W block) is…

…the world’s longest street.

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The Chicago Police Department bought its…

…first motor vehicle in 1908.

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The first mayor…

…of Chicago was William B. Ogden, elected in 1837.

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Chrysanthemum is…

…the city’s official flower.

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The opening ceremonies and the first game of the…

…1994 Soccer World Cup (the first one ever in the US) were held in Chicago.

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The oldest business in Chicago…

…(still operating today) is C.D. Peacock Jewelers, founded in 1837.

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When his second term as mayor of…

…Chicago came to a close in 1861, John Wentworth fired the entire Chicago Police Department (including 60 patrolmen, 3 sergeants, 3 lieutenants, and one captain). As a result, the city had no police force for a total of 12 hours until the the Board of Commissioners swore in new officers to take their place.

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On St. Patrick’s Day…

…the Chicago River dyes green.

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