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May 8, 1985: The lodge and cabins at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County are added to the National Register of Historic Places

May 7, 1890: Walter Flanigan, one of the co-founders of the National Football League, is born in Beardstown

May 6, 1915: Orson Welles, perhaps best remembered for his work in “The War of the Worlds” and “Citizen Kane,” is born

May 5, 1905: The influential Chicago Defender newspaper is founded by Robert Sengstacke Abbott

May 4, 1886: A peaceful labor rally near Haymarket Square in Chicago erupts into violence when police confront the demonstrators

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