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2020:8 skyscrapers built in the United States in a year

In the United States in 2020, 8 skyscrapers 200 m high or higher were built. Of these, 5 are in New York, 3 are in Chicago.

Cities of the world in which the largest number of skyscrapers were built in 2020 (200 meters high or higher)

1986

Several members of the Ku Klux Klan prepare to meet a gay pride parade in Chicago, 1986.

1974

Mary Wellans is the first female bus driver in Chicago, 1974.

1969

Chicago. UNITED STATES. 1969

A high-rise worker, Chicago, in 1969.

1968

David Dellinger and Jerry Rubin nominate a pig for president in Grant Park, Chicago. 1968.

1967

Chicago, 1967. Photographer: James L. Stanfield.

1963

New settlers of the apartment on the 60th floor of the new Marina City skyscraper. Chicago, 1963.

1958

92 children died in the fire

The fire at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois, which killed 92 children and three nuns, on December 1, 1958.

1957

A couple who moved to a white neighborhood look at the graffiti "Black" in front of their home, Chicago, 1957.

1955

Aerial gymnast Betty Fox jumps a rope, without insurance on a small platform above the streets of downtown Chicago, Illinois - a minimum of 20 floors, July 13, 1955.

1953

A railroad accident in Chicago, May 24, 1953.

1949

People who arrived at the Chicago Theater, 1949. Photo taken by 21-year-old Stanley Kubrick, future film director, for Look magazine.

1943

Union Station Waiting Room in Chicago, 1943

1942: Enrico Fermi receives first nuclear chain reaction

On December 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi received the 1st nuclear chain reaction at the laboratory under Stagg Field Stadium in Chicago.

1941

A black man guards the bike until the owner returns. Chicago, July 1941.

1936

Car parking. Chicago, IL, USA, 1936.

1931

Unemployed people queue at Al Capone's free dining room. Great Depression. Chicago, 1931.

1924

Car wash in Chicago. 1924

1922

Arrest in Chicago. Charge: Wearing a banned swimsuit and exposing women's legs in a public place, 1922

1902

Dewmills in Chicago, 1902

1900

Chicago, 1900

1893: The World's First Ferris Wheel

The first Ferris wheel was built in 1893 by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. It was installed at the World Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. The wheel was created as an American response to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The diameter of the wheel was 75 meters, weight - 2000 tons.

Construction in Chicago of the world's first Damn Wheel, 1893

See also

• Moscow
• New York
• San Francisco
• Angeles