| 1. |  | Judge Freeman inaugurates Mayor Washington | Mayors; Inaugurations; Rites & ceremonies; Judges; Oaths; Crowds; | On April 29, 1983, Mayor Harold Washington was sworn in as the first African American Mayor of Chicago by Charles E. Freeman, Justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois. The inaugural ceremony was held... |
| 2. |  | Mayor Washington's 64th birthday celebration | Mayors; Birthday parties; Birthdays; Fund raising; | On April 15, 1986, Mayor Harold Washington turned 64 years old. His fiancee, Mary Ella Smith, along with attorney Scott Hodes and the Mayor Washington Birthday Committee threw "The Party of a Lifetime"... |
