02-07-2025
Today in Chicago History: ‘America Windows' gifted to Art Institute by artist Marc Chagall
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 2, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
1904: Riverview Park opened.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Tradition of acceptance speeches at political conventions began in Chicago1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first presidential candidate to deliver his acceptance speech during his political party's convention in Chicago.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Chicago Cubs who have hit for the cycle1957: Lee Walls hit for the cycle. The 'often lose but never quit' Chicago Cubs lost to the Cincinnati Reds in 10 innings, but the 24-year-old outfielder's cycle became the first in major league baseball in almost three years.
1976: Artist Marc Chagall announced he was giving Chicago a bicentennial gift — eight stained-glass windows called 'America Windows,' which depict American ideas and symbols. The windows were installed in 1977.
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