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The First Flight Around the World Returns to Seattle
On September 28, 1924, the Chicago and New Orleans returned to Seattle after completing the first aerial circumnavigation. A third plane joined the formation at the finish but had not flown the whole route.
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Chicago After the Fire: From Burned Blocks to a New Skyline
A photograph taken after the 1871 fire can make Chicago look as though its future had been decided by a wall of flame. A view from around 1905 tells a different story: tall offices, busy transport routes and commercial streets crowded again.
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