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The University of Chicago was founded (and funded) by John D. Rockefeller, the oil baron. He spent millions digging up artifacts all over the Middle East, and floated much of it back to Chicago. The Oriental Institute collection contains over 300,000 items. In the first sections, look for artifacts from Ur – Abraham lived in Ur from 2166 BC to Read more...
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Internationally known for their live productions of ‘Unshackled’ – the longest running radio drama in American history, Pacific Garden Mission is also the oldest continuing operating rescue mission, approaching 150 years of continuous service. Started in 1877 by Colonel George Clarke and his wife, Sarah Dunn Clarke on Clark Street, the mission has been in a few different locations since Read more...
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William Ashley Sunday is buried in the same cemetery as Paul Harvey (other side of the Des Plaines River). Enter the cemetery near the bus stop, take the second left and proceed to the Haymarket Martyr’s Monument. Following trial, four anarchists were executed by hanging in 1887. Because German Waldheim was not a religious cemetery, it was chosen for the Read more...