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A little bit of history
Southwest Observer | September 26th 2008 by Publisher
A little bit of history first: In February 1978, a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that three ordinances adopted by the Skokie Village Board aimed at preventing Nationalist Socialist party sympathizers from marching in read more
GREAT MOMENTS IN CONSERVATIVE HISTORY: WILIAM F. BUCKLEY VS. GOR…
THE BIG FEED | September 20th 2008 by THE BIG FEED
William F. Buckley appeared in a series of televised debates with Gore Vidal during the 1968 Democratic Party convention. In their penultimate debate on August 28 of that year, the two disagreed over the actions of the Chicago police and the proteste read more
The Whole World is Watching
Make it Stop! Make it Stop! | August 13th 2008
This phrase "The Whole World is Watching" was made famous in 1968 when student protesters at the Democratic convention in Chicago shouted this as Mayor Daley's police ran wild over them. That 1968 chant comes to mind to me as I watch Olympics coverag read more
Witness Protection in Chicago
Everything and less | June 2nd 2008 by gerry coburn
If I were to find myself ratting out the Mob or some such criminal master class, and I had to join the Federal Witness Protection program, I am pretty sure that I would ask to be sent to Chicago.Chicago is an Irish stronghold in America, and as such read more
On the Job: Behind the Stars of the Chicago Police Department
Tamale Chica Chronicles | May 21st 2008 by Tamale Chica
For any of Chicagoans who were ever curious about what it's like to be a Chicago cop, I would suggest you check out "On the Job: Behind the Stars of the Chicago Police Department" by Daniel P. Smith. On the Job is an easy read, gives some history of read more
The Police Tour 2008 Setlist & Review US Allstate Arena Chicago I…
The Police Tour 2007 | May 10th 2008 by Jim
____________________________________Find Tickets The Police with Elvis Costello ... North America 2008Find Tickets for Police Tour 2008 Shows ... Europe and U.K. Setlist:Bring On The NightMessage In A BottleWalking On The MoonDemolition ManVoices Ins read more
On this day in history: Haymarket Affair, 1886
The Modern Historian | May 4th 2008 by Kevin Grieves
In the late nineteenth-century workers' groups around the world agitated for an eight hour working day. To this end, in October 1884, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions called for a general strike of all federated members in the Uni read more
SCREAMING QUEENS CHICAGO PREMIER MAY 4th & Lecture on the 8th
The best of gay Chicago | May 1st 2008 by derrick sorles
THURSDAY MAY 8th - OUT AT CHM presents SCREAMING QUEENS and Lavender Panthers: A History of Transgender ActivismActivist and expert Susan Stryker looks at the history of transgender activism in Chicago and throughout the nation. Coc read more
St. Valentines day Massacre
elvis lover | March 18th 2008 by elvis lover
Chicago has a lot of infamous history. I think that most people connect Chicago to the gangster era. The most famous is the St. Valentines day massacre. The gruesome scene happened at the SMC Cartage Co. on Clark st. It has been torn down and its now read more
Japan This Week 2/03/08
JapanVisitor Blog | March 2nd 2008
今週の日本Japanese police drop rape charges against US marine in Okinawa.NY TimesEmperor's son rebuked over frequency of visits to his parents.GuardianSumo stable master charged over death of 17-year-old apprentice.BBCDefying immigration, Japan read more
They Killed a 14 Year Old Boy, Just to See if it Was Possible to…
Global News | February 19th 2008 by James Vaughan
Author: Jos Kirps |Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were two wealthy University students who murdered a 14 year old boy in 1924. They were only 19 and 18 years old, and they killed the boy just to prove themselves that it was possible to commit a perf read more
They Killed A 14 Year Old Boy, Just To See If It Was Possible To…
Jos F. Kirps personal blog | December 5th 2007 by Jos
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were two wealthy University students who murdered a 14 year old boy in 1924. They were only 19 and 18 years old, and they killed the boy just to prove themselves that it was possible to commit a perfect crime . A read more
Bullitt--The Greatest Car Chase Scene In The History Of Film Maki…
ClassicMovies | November 26th 2007 by Andrew Conway
This is by far the best car chase that I have ever seen. I was home on leave from the Army and a few of my friends suggested that we go see this new movie "Bullitt" staring Steve McQueen. I always thought of him as action type character and I was not read more
Interview: Dennis N. Griffin, author of 'Cullotta'
Conversations with Writers | November 16th 2007
Crime writer Dennis N. Griffin has written and published six novels and three non-fiction books about Las Vegas police and organized crime history. Four of his six novels, The Morgue (1996); Red Gold (2000); Killer In Pair-A-Dice (2001) and Blood Mon read more
CULLOTTA VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR '07
Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours | October 11th 2007 by Dorothy Thompson
Join true crime author Dennis N. Griffin, author of CULLOTTA - THE LIFE OF A CHICAGO CRIMINAL, LAS VEGAS MOBSTER, AND GOVERNMENT WITNESS (Huntington Press, July '07), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in November on his first virtual book tour wi read more
7 - 13 OCT -- This Week in Terror History
Signaleer | October 6th 2007
Why We Fight!-- People forget too easily. People also don't seem to recognize how long this has been going on and how pervasive it has been. 7 October1969-- United States, The Haymarket Police Statue was bombed in Chicago, Illinois, apparently as a " read more
The Police To Perform at "Live Earth" Giants Stadium, East Ruther…
The Police Tour 2007 | July 6th 2007 by Jim
The Police will be leaving after tonight's show in Chicago to perform at The Live Earth Concert tomorrow, it's an amazing lineup of artisits and last time I looked there were some tickets remaining. So if you are in the Jersey area check out: Live Ea read more
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