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Harrison Ford was born at the Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, [9] on July 13, 1942, [10] to former radio actress Dorothy (née Nidelman) and advertising executive and former actor John William "Christopher" Ford. [11] His younger brother, Terence, was born in 1945. [12]
Pub quiz. A pub quiz is a quiz held in a pub or bar. These events are also called quiz nights, [1] trivia nights, [2] or bar trivia [3] and may be held in other settings. The pub quiz is a modern example of a pub game, and often attempts to lure customers to the establishment on quieter days. The pub quiz has become part of British culture ...
World Trivia Night. World Trivia Night [1] is one of North America's largest live trivia contests, held annually in Ottawa, Ontario since 1993. (In this sense, "live" means people answering the same questions, read live in the same forum, as opposed to radio contests.) Originally organized by the Kiwanis Club of Orleans (Ottawa), the event is ...
The Illinois State Fair is an annual festival, centering on the theme of agriculture, hosted by the U.S. state of Illinois in the state capital, Springfield. The state fair has been celebrated almost every year since 1853. Currently, the fair is held annually at the Illinois State Fairgrounds over an 11-day period in mid-August of each year.
June 25, 1943: The first 'night' game in Major League history is held at Wrigley Field. This Friday evening game against the first place St. Louis Cardinals started at 6 PM (which is considered a twi-night game by MLB standards today). The game ended 2 hours 17 minutes later (some minutes before sundown), on one of the longest days of the years ...
A teacher at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, [104] Burnett won the Teachers Tournament in November 2012. [105] In February 2013, he won the show's Tournament of Champions, taking home the $250,000 grand prize. [106] He later appeared on season 3 of TBS's reality game show King of the Nerds. [107]
Freeport, Illinois. Location of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois. / 42.29194°N 89.63028°W / 42.29194; -89.63028. Paint the Port is an annual festival in Downtown Freeport held in September and hosted by the Freeport Art Museum. Freeport is home to the mini-Wrigley replica, Little Cubs Field.
Website. www .cityofchillicotheil .com. Chillicothe ( / ˌtʃɪlɪˈkɔːθi /) [ 2] is a city on the Illinois River in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,097 at the 2010 census. Chillicothe is just north of the city of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area .