Weather records <\/strong>(from the National Weather Service, Chicago<\/a>)<\/p>\n 1909:<\/strong> The third-deadliest coal mine disaster in United States history \u2014 the Cherry Mine Fire<\/a> in Cherry, Illinois, a town of 500 about 90 miles southwest of Chicago \u2014 killed 259 men and boys<\/a>. According to the University of Illinois, the fire started when a cart carrying hay (to feed mules, which pulled coal carts) ignited and spread<\/a> to the mine\u2019s wood infrastructure.<\/p>\n Vintage Chicago Tribune: Disasters!!!!! Crashes, fires, riots and more from Illinois history.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It was the first time in this country that the concept of worker\u2019s compensation was applied, and it led to the creation of the U.S. Bureau of Mines<\/a>. The fire prompted stricter child labor laws and more mine rescue stations.<\/p>\n 1938:<\/strong>\u00a0Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini became the first U.S. citizen beatified by the Roman Catholic Church as part of a Mass presided over by Pope Pius XI and celebrated by Chicago\u2019s first cardinal, George Mundelein<\/a>, who also officiated at Cabrini\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n Vintage Chicago Tribune: Mother Cabrini\u2019s Chicago milestones on her path to sainthood<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The radio broadcast of the ceremony marked the first one delivered by an American prelate from St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in Vatican City. The occasion marked special veneration for Cabrini on her path to sainthood in 1946.<\/p>\n 1984: <\/strong>Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg<\/a> was named the National League\u2019s MVP.<\/p>\n Sandberg \u2014 who hit .314 in 156 games for the fourth-best mark in the league, and got 22 of the 24 first-place votes \u2014 was the first Cub since\u00a0\u201cMr. Cub\u201d Ernie Banks<\/a> in 1959 to receive the honor.<\/p>\n Vintage Chicago Tribune: Remembering Ryne Sandberg, the Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n But Sandberg wasn\u2019t present at Wrigley Field to receive the award \u2014\u00a0he was at sea<\/a>\u00a0as part of a team cruise. He disembarked at Guadalupe to speak to the press via a ship-to-shore phone hookup that cost the Cubs $104 for 20 minutes.<\/p>\n Two weeks later, Sandberg also received his\u00a0second of nine consecutive Golden Glove awards<\/a>\u00a0at second base.<\/p>\n Want more vintage Chicago?<\/p>\n Subscribe to the free\u00a0Vintage Chicago Tribune<\/a>\u00a0newsletter, join our\u00a0Chicagoland history Facebook group,<\/a> stay current with Today in Chicago History<\/a> and follow us on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for more from Chicago\u2019s past.<\/p>\n Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune? Share it with Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather at krumore@chicagotribune.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0mmather@chicagotribune.com<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\n
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The Cherry Mine Fire, which killed 259 men and boys on Nov. 13, 1909, in the small town of Cherry, Illinois, resulted in stricter safety regulations. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n
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Cardinal George Mundelein celebrates the Pontifical Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Nov. 13, 1938, in connection with the beatification of Mother Frances Cabrini. It was the first time an American cardinal celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s. (AP)<\/p>\n\n
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Teammates greet Ryne Sandberg after he tripled and scored in the third inning on June 24, 1984. (Jos\u00e9 Mor\u00e9\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n