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Buried History: Chicago’s Forgotten Cable Cars
Daniel HautzingerChicago had the largest cable car system in the world, in terms of riders and equipment. The city's adoption of the new transit system sparked a nationwide boom in cable cars--but it lasted for less than 25 years.
African Americans in Chicago During the Civil War
Daniel HautzingerDuring the Civil War, many freed slaves moved to Chicago, swelling the black population from around 600 at the beginning of the decade to 3,691 in 1870. A black professional class began to emerge while new churches and communities were built.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII and the Actresses Who Portray Them
Daniel HautzingerThe new series Secrets of the Six Wives explores the lives of Henry VIII's spouses. How do the actresses compare with the real women they portray? And do the people portraying the same figures on Wolf Hall hold up?
'Victoria' Actors and Their Real-Life Counterparts
Daniel HautzingerHow much do the actors on Victoria look like the historical figures they portray? Learn about the real people depicted on the show as you compare the character with the actor.
Out of the Ashes: The Birth of the Chicago Public Library
Daniel HautzingerThe Chicago Public Library was founded in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire with an inventory of books donated from England and other countries.
Stranger Than Fiction: The History of 'The Wars of the Roses'
Daniel HautzingerThe Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses depicts the civil war that wracked England in the late fifteenth century, as told by Shakespeare in his plays Henry VI and Richard III. The real-life people that the characters are based upon led outlandish, legendary lives.
