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Here\u2019s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 7, according to the Tribune\u2019s archives.<\/p>\n

Is an important event missing from this date? Email us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Front page flashback: April 8, 1987<\/p>\n

\"ChicagoChicago Mayor Harold Washington was reelected on April 7, 1987. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

1987: Chicago Mayor Harold Washington won reelection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

High temperature: 84 degrees (1893)
\nLow temperature: 7 degrees (1982)
\nPrecipitation: 0.81 inches (1998)
\nSnowfall: 3 inches (2003)<\/p>\n

\"InIn the mid-1920s, Henry Gerber lived at 1710 N. Crilly Court in Chicago, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, and seen here on June 6, 2024. Gerber founded the Society for Human Rights, the first gay-rights organization in the country. (Antonio Perez\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

1924: Postal clerk Henry Gerber<\/a> formed the Society for Human Rights, but was soon arrested for being gay.<\/p>\n

Gerber was never convicted, but the publicity (including a newspaper headline reading \u201cStrange Sex Cult Exposed\u201d) led to his firing for conduct unbecoming of a postal worker. The group he began quickly disbanded.<\/p>\n

In 2015, Gerber\u2019s home at 1710 N. Crilly Court in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood was designated<\/a> a National Historic Landmark.<\/p>\n

\"..OUTSIDENancy Faust, organist for the Chicago White Sox, performs at Comiskey Park on June 5, 1971. (Don Casper\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

1970: Organist Nancy Faust debuted<\/a> at Comiskey Park. Faust, who played tunes by ear without the use of sheet music, remained a mainstay at Chicago White Sox home games for 41 seasons. She also played organ for other professional sports teams, including the Chicago Bulls from 1977 to 1984 and the Chicago Blackhawks from 1984 to 1988.<\/p>\n

A commemorative plaque<\/a> at The Rate states Faust entertained fans during thousands of games, being credited as the first sports organist to \u201cincorporate popular and rock themes \u2014 including her trademark rendition of \u201cNa Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)\u201d into performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HarryChicago White Sox broadcaster Harry Caray, standing in foreground, on Aug. 16, 1972, at Comiskey Park. (Don Casper\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

1971: Broadcaster Harry Caray<\/a> called his first White Sox game.<\/p>\n

\"MichaelMichael Jordan, left, is congratulated by Chicago White Sox teammate Julio Vinas after he knocked in Jordan on a two-run homer in the sixth inning during the Windy City Classic at Wrigley Field in Chicago, on April 7, 1994. The exhibition game ended in a 4-4 tie in 10 innings. (Mark Elias\/AP)<\/p>\n

1994: Michael Jordan<\/a> singled, doubled and knocked in two runs for the White Sox in an exhibition game<\/a> against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n

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