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With all of these firsts and biggest attractions,
you might be tempted to think that Chicago suffers from the
middle-child-over-achiever complex stemming from it's "second
city" status. Or maybe Chicagoans just want to be the best. No
matter what the reason, there's plenty to be proud of.
1875 Palmer House is the first fireproof hotel as a result of the Chicago Fire. 1885 The Home Insurance Company Building was the first tall building supported by an internal frame of iron and steel (demolished in 1931). 1891 First interracial US Hospital - Chicago's Provident Hospital 1893 First open-heart surgery performed by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a black surgeon. 1895 First automobile race in the U.S. 1905 First Rotary Club founded 1919 First Fannie May candy store opened 1927 Construction for Buckingham Fountain begins, which is the largest fountain in the world. 1929 Shedd Aquarium - world's largest indoor aquarium 1930 Adler Planetarium - first planetarium in Western Hemisphere Merchandise Mart - largest commercial building in the world 1933 First All Star Game in baseball was played at Comiskey Park. 1935 First baton-twirling contest held at Chicagoland Music Festival 1936 First Oscar Mayer "Wienermobile" 1937 First U.S. blood bank 1941 First controlled atomic nuclear chain reaction 1949 First daytime soap opera, "These Are My Children", produced in Chicago 1955 First McDonald's opens in Des Plaines 1969 World's first expressway/freeway median rail service "up the middle" of the Dan Ryan expressway 1991 The Harold Washington Library - largest public library in the world 1994 First game and opening ceremonies of World Cup Soccer championship held in the U.S. |
Chicago has the largest number of Poles outside Warsaw. The world's largest cookie and cracker factory is in Chicago. Chicago has the largest water filtration plant in the world. Chicago is home to the most movable bridges (52) in the world. Chicago's Oceanarium in the Shedd Aquarium is the largest indoor marine mammal pavilion in the world. The Art Institute of Chicago has the largest Impressionist painting collection outside the Louvre in Paris. |
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