Travel and Leisure magazine's 2009 " America's Favorite Cities " ranked Chicago's Airport System ( O ' Hare and Midway ) the second-worst for delays, New York City's airport system ( JFK, Newark Liberty, and LaGuardia ) being the first.

Laid out with long vistas and avenues of trees at the turn of the 19th to 20th century, the Midway in part followed the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted, one of the creators of New York City's famous Central Park, but without his impracticable dream of creating a Venetian canal linking the lagoon systems of Jackson and Washington parks.

American Airlines Flight 320, registration N6101A, was a Lockheed L-188A Electra en route from Chicago Midway International Airport to New York City's LaGuardia Airport on February 3, 1959.

Later, Midway City's devestations is seen clearer in a helicopter recon.

When World War Two broke out, the cable connection from Midway to the Philippines closed quickly after 7 December 1941, and did not reopen until the war was over.

The term " midway " for a fair or carnival referred originally to the Midway Plaisance, a strip of park land that still runs through the University of Chicago campus and connects Washington and Jackson Parks.

* 1972 – United Airlines Flight 553 crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45.

At the Chicago 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, Muybridge gave a series of lectures on the Science of Animal Locomotion in the Zoopraxographical Hall, built specially for that purpose in the " Midway Plaisance " arm of the exposition.

Bushnell then went on a business trip to Chicago to demonstrate Pong to executives at Bally and Midway Manufacturing ; he intended to use Pong to fulfill his contract with Bally, rather than the driving game.

** United Airlines Boeing 737 from Washington National to Chicago Midway crashes short of the runway, killing 43 of 61 passengers and 2 people on the ground.

In September 2008, Chicago accepted a $ 2. 52 billion bid to lease Midway International Airport for 99 years to a group of private bidders that included Citigroup.

Amtrak's Empire Builder between Chicago and Seattle stops once daily in each direction at nearby Midway Station.

The Midway Plaisance, a park-like boulevard which extends west from Jackson Park, once formed the southern boundary of the University of Chicago, which was being built as the fair was closing ( the university has since developed south of the Midway ).

Middle Eastern belly dance, also known as oriental dancing, was popularized in the United States after its introduction on the Midway at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago by a dancer known as Little Egypt.

In Chicago his projects include: Marquette Park ; Jackson Park ; Washington Park ; the Midway Plaisance for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition ; the south portion of Chicago's " emerald necklace " boulevard ring ; Cadwalader Park in Trenton, New Jersey ; and the University of Chicago campus.

At the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, Muybridge presented a series of lectures on the " Science of Animal Locomotion " in the Zoopraxographical Hall, built specially for that purpose in the " Midway Plaisance " arm of the exposition.

* The Orange Line of the Chicago Transit Authority connects the Loop in downtown Chicago with the Southwest Side of the city, terminating at Midway Airport.

Midway into the 2007 – 08 NHL season, the franchise experimented with a partnership with Comcast SportsNet Chicago and WGN-TV by airing selected Blackhawks home games on television.

Burbank is less than two miles south of Chicago Midway International Airport.

The nearest large airports serving Hobart are the Gary / Chicago International Airport ( GYY ) in Gary and Chicago Midway International Airport ( MDW ) and O ' Hare International Airport ( ORD ) in nearby Chicago.

The closest commercial airport to Schererville is the Gary / Chicago International Airport in Gary, but most Schererville residents and visitors fly via Chicago's O ' Hare International or Midway.

Airports serving Whiting are Chicago's O ' Hare International Airport, Midway International Airport, and Gary / Chicago International Airport located in Gary, Indiana.

* Chicago Midway International Airport ( MDW ) in Chicago

Most monuments are located in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, although some exist in other countries ; notably a statue in Washington, DC on Massachusetts Avenue, as well as in Chicago on the Midway and in San Francisco in Rose garden.

During the midst of the Brightest Day event, Deathstroke and his new team of Titans are hired to assassinate Luthor while he is visiting Midway City with Nava Mendelssohn, his new personal assistant and bodyguard.

Midway along this coast and about fifteen kilometers offshore is the barren Masirah island.

* June 4 – June 7 – WWII: The Battle of Midway: The Japanese naval advance in the Pacific is halted.

The Battle of Midway (; Rōmaji: Middowē Kaisen ) is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II .< ref >

The county is divided into seventeen townships: Abbotts Creek, Alleghany, Arcadia, Boone, Conrad Hill, Cotton Grove, Emmons, Hampton, Healing Spring, Jackson Hill, Lexington, Midway, Reedy Creek, Silver Hill, Thomasville, Tyro, and Yadkin College.

In 2010 the festival's main stage moved to the " Midway ", which is about 0. 7 miles northeast of its previous location in the " bowl ".

Midway is a town in Bullock County, Alabama, United States.

Midway is located at 32 ° 4 ' 27. 854 " North, 85 ° 31 ' 12. 857 " West ( 32. 074404, − 85. 520238 ).

Midway is located on the Jefferson Davis Highway.

* Rufus Amos Adams is said to be from Midway in the Paul and Storm song of the same name.

On or about 2005, the " Daily Midway Driller " became the " Midway Driller " and is now pressed on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Midway is a city in Gadsden County, Florida, United States.

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Midway is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Seminole County, Florida, United States.

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The Cay Creek Wetlands is a waterway that sits in Midway, Georgia and Hinesville in which many can witness some of Hinesville nature and the historical Liberty Trail.

Midway is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States.

Midway is situated near Savannah, Brunswick, St. Simons Island, and Jekyll Island.

Midway is surrounded by wetlands.

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The Midway Museum is home to documents, exhibits, and furnishings associated with the Midway Society from the Colonial period through its last meeting in December, 1865.

Atomic City was called " Midway " until 1950, as it is halfway between the towns of Blackfoot and Arco.