Here’s a have a look at what occurred within the Chicago space on Jan. 19, in response to Tribune archives.
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Weather information (from National Weather Service, Chicago)
- High temperature: 57 levels (1933)
- Low temperature: Minus 23 levels (1985)
- Precipitation: 1.72 inches (1907)
- Snowfall: 8.8 inches (1963)
1975: The Chicago Bears he won the coin toss with the Cleveland Browns for the No. 1 choose. 4 within the 1975 NFL draft.
The Bears used the choose 10 days later to pick legendary Hall of Fame working again Walter Payton.
Ranking of the 100 greatest Bears gamers of all time: No. 1, Walter Payton
1977: Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aquino, aka “Tokyo Rose”, acquired a presidential pardon following a flurry of media consideration, together with a collection within the Tribune through which two of his essential accusers claimed their testimony had been coerced.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Forgiveness of ‘Tokyo Rose’
Also in 1977: “Mr. Puppy” was Ernie Banks elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was solely the eighth participant to be accepted in his first 12 months of eligibility. Banks, who died in 2015, was the fifty fifth participant to earn the excellence.
Banks’ 2,528 video games are the eleventh most in historical past for a participant who has spent his whole profession with only one group.
2021: President Donald Trump has pardoned Casey Urlacher, mayor of Mettawa and brother of Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher. Casey Urlacher was accused of performing as a recruiter and bagman for an unlawful sports activities playing ring.
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