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On This Day - January 21, 2017

Jan. 21, 2017: An estimated 250,000 demonstrators pack the streets of Chicago to rally in support of women’s rights, civil rights, immigration and racial justice

On This Day - January 20, 2009

Jan. 20, 2009: Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States.

On This Day - January 19, 1841

Jan. 19, 1841: Prairie Farmer, the oldest farm paper in Illinois and an influential force behind the commercialization of agriculture, is published for the first time from its Chicago headquarters

On This Day - January 18, 1856

Jan. 18, 1856: Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, an African-American pioneer in cardiac surgery and founder of Chicago’s Provident Hospital and Training School for Nurses, is born on this date

On This Day - January 17, 1964

Jan. 17, 1964 - Michelle LaVaughn Robinson – recognized worldwide today as former First Lady Michelle Obama – is born in Chicago.

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