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Everything You Need to Know About Chicago

Amruta Deshpande
Chicago is one of the most beautiful cities in America. Let us check your knowledge about the city! Get Set Go!
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Officially known as the City of Chicago, it is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third-most-populous city in the United States.
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Chicago was incorporated as a town on 12th August 1833 with a population of 200 people. Within four years the population grew to more than 6,000 people and on 4th March 1837, Chicago was incorporated as a city.
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Early French settlers referred to the area that would become Chicago by a corrupted version of shikaakwa, which stemmed from the abundance of wild onions (or leeks) that grew there.
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The Chicago metropolitan area has one of the world’s largest & most diversified economies and is home to more than 400 major corporate headquarters, including 31 in Fortune 500.
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Formerly known as Sears Tower, the Willis Tower was the tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998 & on a clear day one can see four States from the Skydeck: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin & Michigan.
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The Great Chicago Fire happened on 8th October 1871 killed around 300 people, left 1,00,000 people homeless and burnt 1/3rd of the city.
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In 1900, an innovative engineering technique was introduced for sanitation, to divert the sewage away from Lake Michigan’s water supply making Chicago River the only river in the world to flow backwards.
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On 12th August 1990, Susan Hendrickson, an explorer and fossil collector discovered one of the largest, most extensive and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex specimens which was 90% recovered by bulk.
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After receiving support for his election from the multiracial coalition, Harold Lee Washington became the first African American to be elected as Chicago’s mayor in April 1983.
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Michael Jordan, the basketball legend was born in Brooklyn, New York but he is considered an honorary Chicagoan after leading the Chicago Bulls basketball team to six NBA Championships.
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