** Martin Luther King Jr. leads a civil rights march in Chicago, during which he is struck by a rock thrown from an angry white mob.

But George Pullman, who tried to negotiate for land in Lake Station for his proposed railcar company, never struck a deal and set up shop on the south side of Chicago instead.

While playing for the Philadelphia Athletics, Ehmke struck out 13 Chicago Cubs in game one, a Series record until 1953.

It was rumored Gordon struck out on three swings in his immediate at-bat after Doby to save face for his new teammate, but Doby's second strike was the result of a foul ball, both the Associated Press and Chicago Tribune stated Doby struck out on five pitches instead of three, and in addition, Gordon was standing on third base during Doby's at-bat.

There he struck up a what turned out to be a lifelong friendship with Chicago poet Carl Sandburg, who frequently mentions him in his book, American Songbag ( 1927 ).

McDonald v. Chicago ( 2010 ) ruled that the Second Amendment was incorporated against the states under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and struck down a Chicago ordinance banning handguns.

Mr. McHenry, while visiting the Korean exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair, was struck with a geometric design, a Taijitu, that appeared on the Korean flag.

In 1882 in a special legislative session, the Seventeenth Texas Legislature struck a bargain with Charles B. and John V. Farwell of Chicago, Illinois, under which a syndicate led by the Farwells, with mostly British investors, agreed to build a new $ 3, 000, 000. 00 Texas State Capitol in Austin and to accept the 3, 000, 000 acres ( 12, 000 km² ) of Panhandle land in payment.

On October 10, 1971, Flying Officer Irv Hayden and his pilot were killed when their helicopter struck a utility pole in the Chicago suburb of Bellwood.

The ILWU not only condemned the Retail, Wholesale Department Store Employees union for striking Montgomery Ward in 1943 — after management refused to sign a new contract, cut wages and fired union activists )— but also assisted it in breaking the strike, by ordering members in St. Paul, Minnesota to work overtime, to handle overflow from the struck Chicago plant.

They remained a Browns affiliate through the Texas League's temporary demise after the 1942 season due to World War II and until 1959, when they struck up a partnership with the Chicago Cubs.

Even the officers did not receive training: Lieutenant Commander Alexander Holman, loading officer at Port Chicago whose duties included officer training, had initiated a search for training materials and samples but failed to organize a training class before disaster struck.

On September 24, 1924, Vance struck out three batters on nine pitches in the second inning of a 6 – 5 win over the Chicago Cubs.

The derecho that struck Chicago, Illinois on 11 July 2011 left more than 860, 000 people without electricity.

Guidry's plaque in Monument Park ( Yankee Stadium ) | Monument Park. On August 7, 1984, Guidry struck out three batters ( Carlton Fisk, Tom Paciorek and Greg Luzinski ) on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox.

Too independent to move back with his mother in Chicago, Lear struck out cross country.

Shortly before the end of his administration, a blizzard struck Chicago and effectively closed down the city.

He remained in that role for twelve years, during which time the New York Central made connections and struck deals that gave the road access to Cleveland, Boston, New York City, and Chicago, and made it one of the country's most important railroads.

In the trivia book series Imponderables, David Feldman reports the standard story about the bar being named for Grover Cleveland's daughter, with additional information that ties it to the President: " The trademark was patterned exactly after the engraved lettering of the name used on a medallion struck for the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, and picturing the President, his wife, and daughter Baby Ruth.

He moved to Chicago in 1947, where he worked briefly with Roberta Martin and toured with Mahalia Jackson, then struck out on his own with his own group, the Bradford Singers, followed by another group, the Bradford Specials.

Chicago responded with an 11-play, 44-yard drive that ended with a field goal from Paul Edinger, but the Eagles struck back with an 11-play drive on their own, driving 45 yards and scoring with Akers ' third field goal.

More fires struck during 1979: The Old Chicago Tobacco Company caught fire when a tobacco dryer malfunctioned.

In Chicago, the driver cut out would likely jam his gas pedal to the floor in an effort to force the other car back.

`` We are back with the ' Met ' again now that the ' Met ' is back in Chicago '', bulletins Mrs. Frank S. Sims, president of the women's board of the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation.

So the Kirov will fly back to Russia, minus a Chicago engagement, a serious loss for dance fans -- and for the frustrated bookers, cancellation of one of the richest bookings in the country.

They then won back to back World Series titles in 1907 – 08 In 1902, Spalding, who by this time had revamped the roster to boast what would soon be one of the best teams of the early century, sold the club to Jim Hart, and the franchise became known as the Chicago Cubs.

On October 15, the Marlins defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to three in the Championship Series, coming back from a three games to one deficit.

Gygax dropped out of high school in his junior year and worked at odd jobs for a while, but he moved back to Chicago at age 19 to attend night classes in junior college.

In the late 1950s, Weissmuller moved back to Chicago and started a swimming pool company.

He was back in Chicago for 1934 – 35, spending the year working as a research assistant for Henry Schultz, who was then working on Theory and Measurement of Demand.

This is why many oldies stations, like WCBS-FM in New York City and WJMK in Chicago, have switched over to the younger-oriented Jack FM format in recent years — although WCBS-FM reverted back to its oldies format on July 12, 2007, and the " Jack FM " format was moved to its HD2 subchannel.

Half an hour later it ( or another one ), was seen back in Chicago.

The Patriots took the second quickest lead in Super Bowl history after linebacker Larry McGrew recovered a fumble from Walter Payton at the Chicago 19-yard line on the second play of the game ( the Bears themselves would break this record in Super Bowl XLI when Devin Hester ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown ).

Empowered by service in WWI, in cities such as Chicago, blacks fought back.

In 1917, Elias acquired shares in the O-Zell jelly factory in Chicago and moved his family back to the city, where in the fall Disney began his freshman year at McKinley High School and took night courses at the Chicago Art Institute.

Hoping to find work outside the Chicago O-Zell factory, in 1919 Walt moved back to Kansas City to begin his artistic career.

In 2006, the IWW moved its headquarters to Cincinnati, Ohio, and in 2010, headquarters was moved back to Chicago, Illinois.

The origins of CBS date back to January 27, 1927, with the creation of the " United Independent Broadcasters " network in Chicago by New York talent-agent Arthur Judson.

The modern Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves franchises trace their histories back to the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in the early 1870s.

Aware that the Democratic machine would challenge him in his bid for re-election in 1982, Washington spent much of his first term campaigning for re-election, often traveling back to Chicago to campaign.

In between live dates, Turner took the band to Cincinnati to record for Federal in 1956 and Chicago for Cobra / Artistic in 1958, as well as fulfilling his contract as a session musician back at Sun.