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On This Day - May 5, 1905

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

On This Day - May 4, 1886

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

On This Day - May 3, 1973

May 3, 1973: Sears Tower in Chicago, standing 1,454 feet tall, is topped off, making it the world’s tallest skyscraper

On This Day - May 2, 1953

May 2, 1953: The first Baha’i temple in the Western Hemisphere is dedicated in Wilmette

On This Day - May 1, 1893

May 1, 1893: The World’s Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago

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