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Tag Archives: Illinois history
200 Years of Illinois: The Elwood Ordnance Plant explosion
in Illinois / regional
Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, Illinois history, World War II
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On June 5, 1942, the Herald-News in Joliet reported on one of the deadliest industrial accidents in state history: the explosion at the Elwood Ordnance Plant. At 2:41 a.m., an explosion took place in a loading line at a plant Building … Continue reading
200 Years of Illinois: Scott Field and the Balloon Man
in american history, Illinois / regional
Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, aviation, Hawthorne C. Gray, Illinois history, Scott Field
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On May 4, 1927, balloonist Hawthorne C. Gray, a captain in the Army Air Corps, reached new heights in human endeavor. Literally. Taking off from Scott Field near Belleville, Gray ascended to 42,270 feet in a silk, rubberized, aluminum-coated balloon. … Continue reading
200 Years of Illinois: Danville and the Trail of Death
in Illinois / regional, native american
Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, Danville, Illinois history, Potawatomi, Trail of Death
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The President does not know the truth. He, like me, has been imposed upon. He does not know that you made my young chiefs drunk and got their consent and pretended to get mine. He would not drive me from … Continue reading
Throwbacklist Thursday: The Land Between the Coasts
in Illinois / regional
Tagged Edward Callary, Illinois history, illinois river, James Gray, place names, Richard J. Jensen, Stu Fliege
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Ninety-eight years ago, the founders of the University of Illinois Press considered its mission. Academics will disagree, of course. Debates raged. Memos were strongly worded. But it all worked out in the end. The founders thankfully put aside any temptation to … Continue reading
The fate of Mr. Pitner
in american history, Illinois / regional, women's history
Tagged Anne M. Heinz, Dumville Letters, Illinois history, John P. Heinz
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In the new UIP release The Dumville Letters, Anne M. Heinz and John P. Heinz bring us the antebellum-era correspondence of Ann Dumville and her daughters Hepzibah, Jemima, and Elizabeth, as well as their acquaintances. Kept at the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, the Dumville … Continue reading
Noteworthy anniversary
in Illinois / regional, Lincoln
Tagged anniversary, Illinois, Illinois history
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Today marks the 196th anniversary of Illinois becoming a part of the United States. Not yet the Land of Lincoln—the Railsplitter had just turned nine the previous winter—Illinois forever left behind its status as part of the Northwest Territory. State … Continue reading
Picturing Illinois authors featured on Chicago Tonight
in Chicago, Illinois / regional, interviews, local authors, photography, Postcard of the Day
Tagged Chicago, Illinois history, John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle, Picturing Illinois, postcards
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Picturing Illinois authors John Jakle and Keith Sculle appeared on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” program on February 21st. “Chicago Tonight” also posted a gallery of some of the postcard art featured in Picturing Illinois.