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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Jane Addams: Sep 6, 1860: May 21, 1935: Social worker and activist; founder of Hull House; first American woman awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1931) Lived and died in Chicago [64] Saul Bellow: Jun 10, 1915: Apr 5, 2005: Author; Nobel laureate in Literature (1976); Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ...
On March 14, 1989, University of Texas at Austin student Mark James Kilroy was kidnapped in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, while vacationing during spring break.He was taken by his abductors to a ranch where he was tortured and sodomized for hours before being murdered in a human sacrifice ritual.
Elizabeth Eaton Converse, most commonly known by her stage name Connie, is often hailed as one of the first modern singer-songwriters, and a talented composer, poet, and writer. She disappeared on ...
The first of several columns on the origins of Austin street names. ... The stories behind Austin's Hispanic place names. ... it was named for the civil rights leader eight years after his death ...
Resurrection Mary is a well-known Chicago area ghost story, of the "vanishing hitchhiker" type, a type of folklore that is known in many cultures. According to the story, the ghost resides in Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois, a few miles southwest of Chicago. Resurrection Mary is considered to be Chicago's most famous ghost. [1] [2] [3]
In the Chicago Cubs' pursuit of their first World Series win in 108 years, the team has the support of many celebrities and superstars around the country. They're passionate. They're loud.
Name of person Image Date of death Details Li Bai: 762: According to popular legend, the Chinese poet got drunk while riding his boat along the Yangtze River and tried to hug the moon's reflection. He then fell off and drowned. [54] [55] Louis III of France: 5 August 882: The king of West Francia died aged around 18 at Saint-Denis.
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