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1. Mayor Washington with Julius Erving and Johnny Kerr Mayor Washington with Julius Erving and Johnny Kerr Mayors; Basketball players; Celebrities; Rites & ceremonies; Coaches (Athletics); Men; Crowds; Mayor Harold Washington presented "The Doctor" of basketball, Julius Erving, with an authentic Chicago doctor's bag, embossed with the Seal of the City. The presentation, on March 24, 1987, marked "The...

2. Mayor Washington lights Chicago's Christmas tree Mayor Washington lights Chicago's Christmas tree Mayors; Christmas trees; Rites & ceremonies; Celebrations; The Goodman Theatre's Bob Cratchett and Tiny Tim helped Mayor Harold Washington officially light Chicago's Christmas Tree in Daley Plaza on November 28, 1986, the day after Thanksgiving. This annual event...

3. Mayor Washington being sworn in for his second term Mayor Washington being sworn in for his second term Mayors; Inaugurations; Oaths; Judges; Rites & ceremonies; Crowds; On May 4,1987, Mayor Harold Washington being sworn in for his second term as Mayor of Chicago. The public outdoor ceremony was unprecedented as Washington wanted to "invite all Chicagoans to witness our...

4. Judge Freeman inaugurates Mayor Washington 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...

5. Mayor Washington at the Taste of Chicago Mayor Washington at the Taste of Chicago Mayors; Parades & processions; Festivals; Food; Restaurants; Radio stations; Rites & ceremonies; "Let's eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we must eat again!" These were the words of Mayor Harold Washington when he acted as the Grand Marshal of the "Taste of Chicago" Parade on June 28, 1987. This...

6. Mayor Washington with Walter Netsch, Rebecca Sive and Sylvia Herrera Mayor Washington with Walter Netsch, Rebecca Sive and Sylvia Herrera Mayors; Presidents; Birthdays; Rites & ceremonies; Parks; Government employees; Commemorations; Births; On February 12, 1987, at a ceremony to commemorate the birth of Abraham Lincoln, Mayor Harold Washington was joined by the Park District's Walter Netsch, Rebecca Sive and Sylvia Herrera.

7. Operation PUSH honors Mayor Washington Operation PUSH honors Mayor Washington Mayors; Race relations; Ethnic groups; Honor; Social justice; Social policy; Indigenous peoples; Civil rights leaders; Rites & ceremonies; Operation PUSH hosted a ceremony honoring Mayor Harold Washington on November 8, 1986 in recognition of the Mayor's policies of fairness and justice to all racial and ethnic groups. Washington was presented...
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