Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 26, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
- High temperature: 62 degrees (1944)
- Low temperature: Minus 16 degrees (1897)
- Precipitation: 1.66 inches (1967)
- Snowfall: 16.4 inches (1967)
1966: Almost three weeks after announcing his intention to lead “the first significant freedom movement in the North,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family moved into a third-floor apartment in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
1967: The “Blizzard of ‘67” dropped 23 inches of snow on Chicago — the largest amount on record for the city.
Chicago’s 10 largest snowfalls since 1886 — and how the Tribune covered them
Snow began falling at 5:02 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Mountains of snow accumulated in drifts, whipped by winds of 50 mph or more.
Remarkably, the storm was preceded by unseasonable warmth — it was 65 degrees just two days before the snow appeared.
1986: “At last, the Second City can chant, ‘We’re No. 1’ without fear of flying too high.”
The Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX in New Orleans with a 46-10 victory over the New England Patriots.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: The Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 46-10 to win Super Bowl XX
Also in 1986: The Discover Card, created by Sears, debuted during the broadcast of Super Bowl XX. It became a challenger to MasterCard, Visa and American Express.
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