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1877
National Railroad Strikes: The ‘Great Uprising’ in Chicago: thousands armed, 30 dead, 300 wounded
1878
Working Women’s Union No. 1: First Women’s Labor organization in Chicago founded
1879
Art Institute founded
1881
Pullman City opens: Company Town, with 8,000 residents
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Timeline of the City's History : 1879 |
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The Ariel Bicycle Club
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The Ariel Bicycle Club, Organized in 1879, was extremely popular in the eighties. The high wheels, introduced in 1876, were in vogue until 1884 when 'safeties' came into use.
Courtesy of "Chicago and Its Makers" (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).
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