Joan Miro statue

Big Cities - Chicago, Wednesday 2017 May 17

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May 17th 2017
Our lecture this morning was about the historic power brokers of Chicago – no one has really mentioned anybody after about the 1950s. Maybe that’s the design of the tour - to avoid political controversy, because there were and are some very controversial power brokers since then. Our excursion was to the Field Museum, devoted to natural history. It was es ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more