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1917
United States declares war against Germany and Japan
1918
Spanish Flu Epidemic: 8,500 deaths in Chicago
World War I Armistice
1919
Al Capone moves to Chicago
Chicago Race Riot
Illinois ratifies 18th Amendment and passes State prohibition statutes
1920
U.S. Prohibition begins January 16
1921
19th Amendment (U.S. Constitution): Women attain the Right to Vote
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J.W. Ray Runs Daily News Marathon
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Informal full-length portrait of I. A. C. athlete J. W. Ray running on a sandy surface during a 1919 Chicago Daily News marathon in Chicago, Illinois, surrounded by a crowd. Buildings are visible in the background.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Other images from this year
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