Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 3, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
- High temperature: 75 degrees (1987)
- Low temperature: 11 degrees (1951)
- Precipitation: 1.72 inches (1946)
- Snowfall: 4.4 inches (1951)
1863: “In an instant … there was a snapping of iron, a cracking and crashing of timbers, a shriek of horror from the bystanders … ” The iron bridge at Rush Street, which was the first of its kind in Chicago when constructed in 1856, collapsed. At the time, 100 head of cattle and a horse and buggy carrying a man and his young sister fell into the Chicago River.
Still life of the Chicago Daily Tribune “Dewey Defeats Truman” newspaper belonging to former Tribune Editor Gerry Kern. (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune)
1948: The Tribune was on deadline. In the absence of election results, the newspaper assumed that New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) would sink incumbent Harry S. Truman (Democrat). He didn’t. And the blunder — “Dewey Defeats Truman” — appeared atop a single edition of the Tribune.
1983: The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his candidacy for president in Washington.
He placed third in Democratic primary voting behind Sen. Gary Hart and former Vice President Walter Mondale, who took the nomination. Jackson earned more than 3 million votes during the primaries.
Luis Gutierrez, 26th Ward, left, and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, 22nd Ward, during a taping of the “Newsmakers” show at CBS Studios on Jan. 29, 1988, at 630 N. McClurg Court in Chicago. (Walter Kale/Chicago Tribune)
1992: Ald. Luis Gutierrez of the 26th Ward became the first Latino member of Congress for Illinois. He served almost 26 years in office before endorsing Jesus “Chuy” Garcia — who won handily — in the 2018 election. Born in Chicago and of Puerto Rican descent, Gutierrez was a vocal critic of President Donald Trump administration’s response to the heavy damage inflicted there by Hurricane Maria in 2017. The congressman visited the island to deliver food and supplies from Chicagoans. Gutierrez was among a half-dozen Democrats who introduced articles of impeachment against Trump in November 2017.
Timeline of U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez and C-shaped 4th District
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