Some major events preceded the 1893 Chicago Exposition:
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1865
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U.S. Civil War ends
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1871
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Great Chicago Fire
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1886
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Haymarket 8-hour day rally and police riot
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Chicago's business and government leaders established major public and privately-funded institutions during the later part of the 19th century:
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1851
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Northwestern University
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1870
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Loyola University
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1886
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Moody Bible Institute
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1889
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The Auditorium Theater
Hull House
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1891
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The Chicago Symphony
North Park College
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1892
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The University of Chicago
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1893
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The Art Institute
The Field Columbian Museum [current Field Museum]
Marshall Field & Company
Chicago Public Library
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1898
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DePaul University
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