Tag archives for history
Haymarket Affair: One of the most important event in labor history
“Haymarket Affair, also called Haymarket Riot or Haymarket Massacre was violent confrontation between police and labour protesters in Chicago on May 4th, 1886” according to the Britannica. In my podcast, I’m talking about the historical event and the labor movement. Referenced websites https://www.britannica.com/event/Haymarket-Affair https://www.britannica.com/topic/May-Day-international-observance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair#Rally_at_Haymarket_Square https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day#United_States http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/the-haymarket-affair https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot#section_3 https://news.gallup.com/poll/398303/approval-labor-unions-highest-point-1965.aspx...
Past, Present and Future of Chicago’s Exchange Markets
The podcast delves into the glorious history of Chicago’s Exchange markets and discussed the challenges they face in today’s global competition. References: Ken Griffin’s Citadel Move Is ‘Punch in the Gut’ for Chicago – Bloomberg Chicago Mercantile Exchange – Wikipedia Chicago Board of Trade – Wikipedia 2021 Annual ETD Volume Review from Futures Industrial Association, links are here: 2021...
The Cultural History of the Chicago-Style Hot Dog
Author: Cindy Wang Program of Study: Political Science PhD Student This podcast is about the cultural history of the Chicago-style hot dog. In this podcast, we will explore the origin of the Chicago-style hot dog and how the history of immigration in 19th century Chicago has made the original Chicago hot dog develop into the “dragged through the...
The history of Dyeing the Chicago River Green
The history of Dyeing the Chicago River Green If you visit Chicago during St. Patrick’s Day, you will undoubtedly witness one of the strangest traditions in the country: the river dyeing. For five decades, Chicago has put on a shade of bright emerald green that matches that of the people celebrating, by dumping 40 pounds of environmentally friendly dye...
Chicago’s spirit and challenge for the future public transportation system
Author: Yuki Tominaga Program of Study: LL.M. Law School Chicago has been one of the most pioneering cities with progressive transportation systems. Even today, Chicago is challenging a variety of social problems through transportation systems. Let’s think about the future city visions through the efforts in Chicago. Music: Stardust (Ziggy is coming) by Kraftamt, http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Karstenholymoly/62493 Sources: https://americanhistory.si.edu/america-on-the-move/essays/chicago-transit-metropolis http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1023.html http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1042.html https://press.roberthalf.com/2017-10-23-Ahead-Of-Halloween-Robert-Half-Reveals-U-S-Cities-With-Spookiest-And-Most-Stressful-Commutes...
The Music of Chicago, a Migration Product
Author: Ricardo Almada Monter Program of Study: Chemistry PhD There is no doubt that what is usually called American Music has a great influence from many migrant groups that came from outside or even within the US. In this podcast we discuss about these influences in the music of Chicago. Transcript: (transcript was provided by students and is...
Feeling Mexican Styles in Pilsen
Author: Minghao Yang Program of Study: SSD Computational Social Science Pilsen, which refers to either a populous city of Czech, or a renowned type of beer born in Czech, seems to have nothing to do with Mexico or Mexicans; however, Pilsen in Chicago is an exception, with Mexican ingredients building up its exotic culture. Before I explain the reasons,...