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Here\u2019s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 10, according to the Tribune\u2019s archives.<\/p>\n

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Front page flashback: March 11, 1948<\/p>\n

\"ThereThere was one survivor in the crash of a Delta Airlines DC-4 just after takeoff from Chicago’s Midway airport on March 10, 1948. Tripolina Mio, who was badly burned, was taken in critical condition to Holy Cross Hospital, the Tribune reported. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

1948: A Delta Air Lines DC-4 crashed and burned<\/a> on takeoff from Chicago\u2019s Midway International Airport.<\/p>\n

A gust lock, intended to prevent wind damage to the tail\u2019s control surfaces when the plane was on the ground, was suspected. Twelve of the 13 people on board died.<\/p>\n

\u201cWitnesses at the airport said the huge plane took off into a north wind and had a clear field ahead,\u201d the Tribune reported. \u201cThe first hint of trouble was the flare-up and explosion when the plane hit the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Plane crashes that stunned our city<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago<\/a>)<\/p>\n

High temperature: 70 degrees (1955)
\nLow temperature: 2 degrees (2003)
\nPrecipitation: 0.87 inches (2013)
\nSnowfall: 2.6 inches (1943)<\/p>\n

\"CharlesCharles Comiskey, in car from left, Mayor Richard J. Daley and Bill Veeck in a Chicago White Sox ticker-tape American League victory parade down LaSalle Street heading for City Hall on Sept. 24, 1959. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)<\/p>\n

1959: Bill Veeck<\/a> and investors bought the Chicago White Sox.<\/p>\n

The \u201cGo-Go\u201d White Sox<\/a> clinched the American League pennant in Cleveland against the Indians that season.<\/p>\n

\"DallasDallas Green, vice president and general manager of the Cubs, speaks at a press conference on Jan. 26, 1983, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Carl Hugare\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

1982: Chicago Cubs general manager Dallas Green<\/a> told reporters lights would have to be installed at Wrigley Field, \u201cor we\u2019ll have to think about playing in another ballpark.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vintage Chicago Tribune: How Wrigley Field got lights and why Cubs fans had to wait past 8-8-88 to raise \u2018W\u2019 flag<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Though Green quickly followed that up by saying lights \u201care not a priority at this time,\u201d his words prompted protests from Citizens United for Baseball in Sunshine and other Wrigleyville neighbors opposed to night games.<\/p>\n

Green resigned as general manager and team president in 1987, when the Cubs finished last in the National League East and accused the team of quitting.<\/p>\n

\"MichaelMichael Jordan quit the Chicago White Sox on March 10, 1995, and many Chicago Bulls fans hopes it signaled his return to basketball. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

1995: Michael Jordan quit<\/a> the Chicago White Sox, citing the MLB labor dispute\u2019s effect on his development.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a 32-year-old minor leaguer, who lacks the benefit of valuable baseball experience over the past 15 years, I am no longer comfortable that there is meaningful opportunity to continue my improvement at a satisfactory pace,\u201d Jordan wrote in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"MarshallMarshall Field’s State Street store on March 10, 2004. (Abel Uribe\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

2004: Target Corp. announced it was putting Chicago retailing icon Marshall Field\u2019s<\/a> up for sale.<\/p>\n

Field\u2019s was sold<\/a> to May Department Stores Co. in June 2004, for $3.24 billion. Then, May\u2019s was acquired<\/a> by Federated Department Stores Inc. \u2014 the parent company of Macy\u2019s \u2014 in 2005.<\/p>\n

\"UrgentUrgent chants of \u201cSi, se puede,\u201d or \u201cYes, you can,\u201d echoed off the walls of downtown skyscrapers, with drums adding a festive backbeat during a rally for immigration reform in Chicago on March 10, 2006. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

2006: An immigration reform rally<\/a> drew up to 100,000 people to the Loop.<\/p>\n

The trigger for the rally was a controversial federal bill that would crack down on those who employ or help immigrants in the U.S. without legal permission. But the broader message \u2014 carried mostly by Mexicans, but also by a smattering of Poles, Irish and Chinese \u2014 was that immigrants are too integral and large a part of Chicago to be ignored.<\/p>\n

The rally drew some of the state\u2019s most powerful politicians, including Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Mayor Richard M. Daley, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and dozens of aldermen and state lawmakers.<\/p>\n

\"MembersMembers of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians union picket on March 11, 2019, outside Orchestra Hall on South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. (Jos\u00e9 M. Osorio\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

2019: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra<\/a> went on strike over pension and salary concerns, which caused the cancellation of some performances. Conductor Riccardo Muti<\/a> joined his striking colleagues saying, \u201cI am with the musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n

The musicians voted unanimously<\/a> in late April 2019 to ratify a contract that settled the matters.<\/p>\n

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