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1979 Chicago blizzard. The Chicago blizzard of 1979 was a major blizzard that affected northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 13–14, 1979. It was one of the largest Chicago snowstorms in history at the time, with 21 inches (53 cm) of snowfall in the two-day period. [1] Only 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 4 inches (10 cm) of snow was ...
The name comes from the Greek γύρος ( gyros, 'circle' or 'turn'). It is a calque of the Turkish döner, from dönmek, also meaning "turn". [7] In Athens and other parts of southern Greece, the skewered meat dish elsewhere called souvlaki is known as kalamaki, while souvlaki is a term used generally for gyros, and similar dishes. [8]
Paradise Theatre (Chicago) Coordinates: 41°53′3.9″N 87°43′32.0″W. The Paradise Theatre was a movie palace located in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood. Its address was 231 N. Crawford Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. It was near the intersection of West Madison Street and Crawford (now Pulaski Road) in the West Garfield Park area of ...
Talks intensified just as the Pistons were set to open their 2016–17 season, and as part of the terms of the agreement, there was discussion of a possible merger between Olympia and PS&E. Also contingent on a finalized agreement, the Pistons were looking for a parcel of land in the arena's vicinity to build a new practice facility and team ...
Added to NRHP. November 20, 1986. Designated CL. October 2, 1991. Uptown Theatre (also known as Balaban and Katz Uptown Theatre) is a currently closed movie palace and concert venue located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Rapp and Rapp and built by Paschen Bros. contractors, it is one of the many movie palaces built ...
IFBB Chicago Pro. 2018. Best win. Arnold Classic Ohio. 2024. Active. Yes. Wesley Vissers (born May 6, 1993) is a Dutch IFBB professional bodybuilder. [2] He won the Arnold Classic physique 2024 Competition and earlier in his career the IFBB Romanian, the IFBB Poland and IFBB France Pro competition in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
Capacity. 2,435 passengers. Crew. 950. RMS Olympic was a British ocean liner and the lead ship of the White Star Line 's trio of Olympic -class liners. Olympic had a career spanning 24 years from 1911 to 1935, in contrast to her short-lived sister ships, Titanic and Britannic.
Tony Pearson was born the second youngest of eight children (five girls and three boys). His mother, Daisy Pearson, was a stay at home mom and his father, Sam Pearson, worked as an ice and coal delivery man. Pearson grew up during the civil rights era of the early 1960s in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1959, at age two, Tony's parents divorced, at ...