Timeline
Timeline
1970
February 18th, 1970
Chicago Seven are cleared of conspiracy
April 10th, 1970
Beatles break-up
April 22nd, 1970
First Earth Day
May 4th, 1970
Kent State shootings

May 12th, 1970
Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run
Sun-Times Media file photo

June 27th, 1970
First Gay Liberation March
Photo Credit: Richard Pfeiffer

July 27th, 1970
Sly Stone in Grant Park riot
Photo credit: John Mazurek

December 13th, 1970
Bears play their last game at Wrigley Field
Sun-Times Media file photo
1971

February, 1971
John Belushi joins the cast of Second City
Photo credit: Second City

February 5th, 1971
Grease premieres at Kingston Mines
Photo credit: Sharron Fox
February 23rd, 1971
Anna Langford became the first woman elected to Chicago City Council

May 18th, 1971
Blackhawks lose Stanley Cup finals to Montreal Canadiens
Sun-Times Media file photo
July 30th, 1971
Union Stockyard closes
Photo Credit: John Mazurek

August 26th, 1971
Chicago Symphony Orchestra goes on its first European tour
Photo: Rosenthal Archives, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
September 1st, 1971
VCRs introduced

September 9th, 1971
Woodfield mall opens
Photo courtesy of the Schaumburg Township District Library

October 1st, 1971
First Chicago Reader issue published
Photo credit: Chicago Reader

December 25th, 1971
Jesse Jackson founded PUSH
Photo credit: Chicago History Museum
1972

May 5th, 1972
Shakman Agreement is negotiated
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
June 17th, 1972
Watergate Scandal begins

July, 1972
Chicago Botanic Garden opens
Robin Carlson © Chicago Botanic Garden
September 17th, 1972
M*A*S*H TV show premieres

October 30th, 1972
Illinois Central commuter train collision
Sun-Times Media file photo

December 8th, 1972
United Airlines flight 553 crashes near Midway
Sun-Times Media file photo
1973

1973
First Postal Service "LOVE" stamp by artist Robert Indiana
January 22nd, 1973
Abortion legalized in US
March 29th, 1973
Last American troops leave Vietnam

May, 1973
Sears Tower is completed
William Brubaker collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library (College of Architecture and the Arts)
May 10th, 1973
Blackhawks lose Stanley Cup finals to Montreal Canadiens
October, 1973
US gas shortage crisis begins
1974

January, 1974
Steppenwolf Theater Company is founded
Photo credit: Steppenwolf Theatre

March 14th, 1974
Chicagoans demonstrate for the impeachment of President Nixon
Sun-Times Media file photo

August 9th, 1974
US President Richard Nixon resigns
Photo credit: Bob Matia
September 27th, 1974
The Four Seasons by Marc Chagall is dedicated

October 1st, 1974
SMART Museum opens to the public
The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago

October 25th, 1974
Alexander Calder's Flamingo is dedicated
Photo credit: Chicago History Museum
1975

1975
Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Women's Hospital is completed
C. William Brubaker collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library (College of Architecture and the Arts)

January 28th, 1975
Walter Payton is drafted by the Chicago Bears
Sun-Times Media file photo
1976

1976
Water Tower Place opens
C. William Brubaker collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library (College of Architecture and the Arts)

May 29th, 1976
Great America opens
Photo credit: Six Flags Great America

August 8th, 1976
Chicago White Sox uniforms are redesigned
Sun-Times Media file photo

September 29th, 1976
John Hancock Tower completed
Photo credit: SOM | Ezra Stoller | Esto
October 21st, 1976
Saul Bellow wins the Nobel Peace Prize

December 20th, 1976
Mayor Richard J. Daley passes away
Sun-Times Media file photo
1977

1977
Polaroid OneStep introduced

1977
Hubbard Street Dance Company formed
Photo courtesy of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

April 14th, 1977
Claes Oldenburg's Batcolumn is dedicated
Photo credit: Chicago History Museum
May 25th, 1977
Star Wars movie released

June 14th, 1977
Anita Bryant protest rally at Medinah Temple
Photo credit: J.D. Doyle and Queer Music Heritage

August 15th, 1977
King Tut Exhibit opens at the Field Museum
Photo © The Field Museum, Photographer Ron Testa
August 16th, 1977
Elvis Presley dies
September 12th, 1977
South African anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko tortured to death
1978
March 4th, 1978
Final issue of the Chicago Daily News is printed
June, 1978
Crain's Chicago founded

June 22nd, 1978
Nazi group threatens to march on Skokie
Sun-Times Media file photo

August 1st, 1978
First ChicagoFest at Navy Pier
Photo credit: Chicago History Museum
October 16th, 1978
John Paul II becomes Pope
November 18th, 1978
Jonestown Massacre

December 22nd, 1978
John Wayne Gacy is charged with murder
Sun-Times Media file photo
1979

1979
State Street becomes a pedestrian mall
C. William Brubaker collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library (College of Architecture and the Arts)

January 13th, 1979
Chicago Blizzard
Photo credit: Bob Matia

April 3rd, 1979
Jane Byrne, Chicago's first woman mayor, is elected
Photo credit: Bob Matia
May 4th, 1979
Margaret Thatcher first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain

May 25th, 1979
American Airlines flight 191 crashes at O'Hare
Sun-Times Media file photo

July 1st, 1979
Sony introduces Walkman

August 14th, 1979
Rosemont Horizon disaster
Sun-Times Media file photo
August 27th, 1979
First Jazz Fest
1980
April, 1980
First ArtChicago Expo

May, 1980
Rubik's Cube introduced to world market
May 22nd, 1980
Pac-Man video game released

June 20th, 1980
Blues Brothers is released
Photo credit: Sharron Fox

July 4th, 1980
First Taste of Chicago
Photo credit: Chicago History Museum
December 8th, 1980
John Lennon assassinated
1981
March 30th, 1981
Assassination Attempt on U.S. President Reagan
April 20th, 1981
Joan Miró's Chicago is dedicated

May 25th, 1981
Spider Dan climbs the Sears Tower
Sun-Times Media file photo
June 5th, 1981
AIDS first recognized by the CDC
June 16th, 1981
Tribune buys Cubs franchise
July 7th, 1981
Sandra Day O'Connor first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court
August 1st, 1981
MTV comes to Chicago TVs
August 12th, 1981
IBM Personal Computers are introduced

August 30th, 1981
First Arlington Million
Photo credit: Arlington Park
September 26th, 1981
Chicago Sting Win the NASL Championship
Sun-Times Media file photo
1982

April 10th, 1982
20,000 march in Chicago to protest arms race
Photo credit: Betsy Rubin
June 11th, 1982
E.T. movie released
October, 1982
Chicago Tylenol murders
November 13th, 1982
Vietnam War Memorial opened in Washington, DC
November 30th, 1982
Michael Jackson released Thriller
1983

April 12th, 1983
Harold Washington, Chicago's first black mayor, is elected
Sun-Times Media file photo

May 2nd, 1983
Council Wars begin
Photo credit: Chicago History Museum
June 18th, 1983
Sally Ride Becomes the First American woman in space

July 1st, 1983
333 Wacker Drive is completed
Photo: Barbara Karant/ courtesy of KPF

October 13th, 1983
Chicago Goes Cellular
November 1st, 1983
Virginia McCaskey became the owner of the Bears and was dubbed "The First Lady of Sports"
1984
June 8th, 1984
First Blues Fest

August 1st, 1984
Michael Jordan signs with the Bulls
Sun-Times Media file photo
October 3rd, 1984
Chicago Sting Win the NASL Championship
Sun-Times Media file photo

November 28th, 1984
Jean DuBuffet's Monument with Standing Beast is dedicated
C. William Brubaker collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library (College of Architecture and the Arts)
1985
1985
The Super Bowl Shuffle is released

May, 1985
Murphy/Jahn "State of Illinois Building" opens
C. William Brubaker collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library (College of Architecture and the Arts)
May 16th, 1985
Hole in the ozone layer discovered
May 24th, 1985
Deep Tunnel opens
1986
1986
Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago is established

January 26th, 1986
Bears Superbowl XX Championship win
Photo credit: AP Photos

January 27th, 1986
Chicago Bears Superbowl celebration parade
Sun-Times Media file photo
January 28th, 1986
Challenger space shuttle explodes
April 26th, 1986
Chernobyl nuclear accident
October 5th, 1986
Iran-Contra scandal unfolds

1986
Bertrand Goldberg's River City opens
C. William Brubaker collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library (College of Architecture and the Arts)

June 13th, 1986
Vietnam Veterans Parade in Chicago
Sun-Times Media file photo
1987
January 30th, 1987
First group of women firefighters graduated from the Chicago Fire Academy
October 19th, 1987
New York Stock Exchange suffers huge drop on "Black Monday"