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Today in Chicago History: Ferris wheel debuts at World’s Columbian Exposition
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 15, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 15, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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High temperature: 96 degrees (2022) Low temperature: 43 degrees (1997) Precipitation: 2.56 inches (2015) Snowfall: None The crowds who were already dazzled by the White City of the World's Fair were absolutely dumbstruck by the engineering marvel created for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition by George W. Ferris. (Chicago Tribune archive)1893: Visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago got to ride the debut of the first Ferris wheel, which was designed by George W. Ferris.
“It seemed as if 100,000 gazed in trembling and anticipation of something awful from the earth below,” a Tribune reporter aboard one of the cars recounted. “The stream of humanity along the Midway ceased its movement and gazed at the monster wheel.”
The wheel’s height: a staggering 264 feet. The cars were 24 feet long, 13 feet wide and 10 feet high, and the whole construction weighed 26,000 pounds.
Arlington International Racecourse: History of one of the ‘world’s most beautiful racetracks’
1927: Ground was broken in Arlington Heights at the site of the new horse racing track, then known as Arlington Park, which was expected to cost $2 million to complete.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: How Wrigley Field got lights and why Cubs fans had to wait past 8-8-88 to raise ‘W’ flag
1948: When the light switch was flipped on at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Wrigley Field became the only Major League Baseball stadium without lights.
The Chicago Blackhawks celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at United Center on June 15, 2015. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)2015: For the first time in 77 years, the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated winning a Stanley Cup at home in Chicago as they topped the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 in Game 6 before a crowd of 22,424 delirious fans at the United Center.
It was the Hawks’ third NHL championship in six seasons.
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