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    Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman was the first African American female pilot. Starting off in a racist Texas Bessie worked as a laundress after she dropped out of college. At the age of twenty three she decide to move in in with her brother in Chicago to find a better life. After hearing stories of World War I pilots she had a sudden interest in flying. Due to discrimination Bessie could not go to an aviation school in America‚ so she moved to France to pursue her dreams. After this she came back

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    commentary of the time‚ but is now a legend. His classic boy from the ghetto turned generous multi-millionaire story only adds to the heroism seen in this most famous Chicago mobster. Chicago’s industries‚ open spaces and four seasons were an enormous magnet for the 19th century Europeans looking for a home and opportunity. The frontier Chicago grew into a wonderful collection of ethnic neighborhoods - Irish‚ Italian‚ Russian‚ Greek‚ German‚ Polish and others. In many of these communities‚ making beer and

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    Open for approximately 120 years‚ the Hull House in Chicago aided countless‚ different people. Some of those residents eventually rose to prominence and impacted even more people on local‚ state‚ and national levels. This beacon of reform served its purpose for many years and the residents helped make life as we know it today. However‚ this reform would never have been possible if Jane Addams had not been around. As an activist‚ reformer‚ sociologist‚ president and founder of several organizations

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    Part 1: The Devil in the White City Reflection The Devil in the White City‚ by Erik Larson‚ is a book focused largely on Chicago in the late 1880s’‚ during the industrial revolution. The book really seems to focus on the darker parts of the revolution. This differs from many other tellings of the time period‚ as the majority of articles and books seem to focus on the growth made by America in the time and how much our country benefited from the industrialization of the world. While the book does

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    By JANET MASLIN Published: February 10‚ 2003 THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY Murder‚ Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America By Erik Larson Illustrated. 447 pages. Crown Publishers. $25.95. As part of his research for ’’The Devil in the White City’’ Erik Larson visited the part of Graceland cemetery where members of Chicago’s turn-of-the-century elite are enshrined. As he puts it‚ ’’On a crystalline fall day you can almost hear the tinkle of fine crystal‚ the rustle of silk

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    The Haymarket Riot of 1886. In May 4‚ 1886 the Haymarket riot in the police clashed violent whit militant anarchists and labor movement protesters in Chicago. The strong public and state reaction against the Haymarket protesters has been palled the first red scare in U.S history. The Haymarket Riot grew out of labor unrest that had been brewing since the 1870. The different working

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    In 1966 Martin Luther King decided to focus on dealing with the problems in the North particularly Chicago. The problems that he encountered here were very different to those that he had had so much success with in the South. Dealing with the economic and social segregation that he faced here proved difficult for several reasons. The problems facing blacks in the North‚ stemmed from a variety of different areas including education‚ employment‚ housing etc. Although King was able to identify the

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    Szlagor‚ Dorothy- Levan‚ Kverenckiladze COMPANY DESCRIPTION Company Name: ABB COMPANY INC. Service Name: Taste of the World (Multicultural Restaurant): Chicago based company‚ will operate : Taste of World‚ a single unit‚ big-size restaurant serving healthy‚ multicultural style food. The restaurant will be located at 806 North Michigan Avenue Chicago‚ IL 60610 . Mission &Why It is important: The company’s goal is that of a multi-faceted success. Our first responsibility is to the financial well-being

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    Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

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    Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was considered a pioneer in radical heart surgery and in the establishment of Provident Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was born on January 18‚ 1856‚ in Hollidaysburg‚ Pennsylvania. He was one of seven children. Growing up‚ at the age of 17‚ Williams worked part-time in a barbershop while he was living with one of his sisters. Williams received his preparatory and college education in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. He later took a two-year apprenticeship with

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    top ten names within the frozen pizza category are: Digiorno‚ Freschetta‚ Tony’s‚ Red Baron‚ Tombstone‚ Bagel Bites‚ Totino’s‚ California kitchen‚ Stouffer’s and Mystic Pizza. Despite its very rich history‚ good packaging approach and been the Chicago number one frozen pizza‚ Home Run Inn pizza has not fully succeeded in reaching out to its target audience the same way its competitors have‚ therefore‚ Home Run Inn Pizza does not make it to the top ten amongst its’ competitors within the frozen

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