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TJ Blakeman
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Neil Street or Eleventh Street?
Street Renaming Plan Throws the Streets of Champaign into Chaos! On August 12, 1913, a simple nine to two vote by the Champaign City...
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TJ Blakeman
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Marian Anderson Wows Twin Cities
Marian Anderson visits the University of Illinois.
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TJ Blakeman
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Vice President Richard M. Nixon Visits Champaign on Wednesday, October 24, 1956
Just thirteen days before the Presidential election of 1956, Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat arrived in Champaign aboard a...
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TJ Blakeman
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The Eccentric John Frederic Hessel and His Grand City Plan
This article first appeared in History Matters, the monthly newsletter of the Champaign Count History Museum. Located just north of Kirby...
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TJ Blakeman
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Senator John F. Kennedy Campaigns in Champaign on October 24, 1960
Senator John F. Kennedy's Visit to Champaign-Urbana October 24, 1960 I understand that my blog is primarily for the documentation of...
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