Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 7, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
- High temperature: 102 degrees (1980)
- Low temperature: 45 degrees (1983)
- Precipitation: 2.23 inches (1879)
- Snowfall: Trace (2020)
Cardinal George W. Mundelein, then archbishop of Chicago, sits at the throne in historic St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City during the beatification ceremonies for Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini on Nov. 13, 1938. (ACME)
1946: Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was canonized by Pope Pius XII as the first American saint.
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The Italian-American nun founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She opened 67 orphanages, schools, hospitals and missionary orders in nine countries before her death in 1917 in Chicago.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was chosen as the Republican candidate for president at the party’s convention at the International Amphitheater in Chicago on July 7, 1952. (Chicago Tribune)
1952: Delegates gathered at the International Amphitheatre for the Republican National Convention. Dwight D. Eisenhower was chosen as the party’s nominee.
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Eisenhower defeated Democrat and Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson in a landslide at the polls.
NBA free agent Tracy McGrady, left, walks through the concourse with Chicago Bulls scouting assistant B.J. Armstrong, right, as McGrady arrives at O’Hare International Airport to meet with Bulls personnel on July 7, 2000. (Bonnie Trafelet/Chicago Tribune)
2000: The Bulls wooed free agent Tracy McGrady upon his arrival at O’Hare International Airport with team mascot Benny the Bull, the Luvabulls cheerleaders, a small band playing “Sweet Home, Chicago” and a media horde. It was the second time the team showed interest in McGrady. Michael Jordan reportedly nixed an earlier deal.
The pomp and circumstance didn’t work — McGrady went to the Orlando Magic instead.
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