On Jan. 15 in the Chicago area, historical events included the creation of Cook County in 1831, the purchase of the Chicago Cubs by Charles Weeghman and others in 1916, and the observation of the first Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Illinois in 1974. Additionally, the premiere of “Hill Street Blues” on NBC in 1981 and the introduction of Lovie Smith as the Chicago Bears head coach in 2004 were significant occurrences. The day also saw notable weather records, such as a high temperature of 60 degrees in 1949 and a low temperature of minus 19 degrees in 1979.
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Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent leaves powerful two-word message in Irish airport's welcome book
In a brief message left in the welcome book at Shannon Airport in Ireland, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote "AMERICA FIRST!" as the Trump administration's motto. Bessent was en route from Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss sanctions, rare Earth minerals, and U.S. funding. Vice President JD Vance was also scheduled to meet with Zelenskyy before U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg's planned trip to Ukraine on Feb. 20 to work on...
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