The South Side is a major part of the City of Chicago. Regions of the
city, referred to as sides, are divided by the Chicago River and its
branches. The South Side of Chicago was originally defined as all of the
city south of the main branch of the Chicago River, but it now excludes
the Loop. The South Side has a varied ethnic composition, and it has
great disparity in income and other demographic measures. The South Side
covers 60% of the city's land area, with a higher ratio of single-family
homes and larger sections zoned for industry than the rest of the city.
Neighborhoods such as Armour Square, Back of the Yards, Bridgeport, and
Pullman tend to be composed of more blue collar residents, while Hyde
Park, the Jackson Park Highlands District, Kenwood, and Beverly tend to
have middle, upper-middle class, and affluent residents. The South Side
boasts a broad array of cultural and social offerings, such as
professional sports teams, landmark buildings, nationally renowned
museums, elite educational institutions, world class medical
institutions, and major parts of the city's elaborate parks system.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Side,_Chicago>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
3114 BC:
The epoch of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, a non-
repeating, vigesimal calendar used by the Maya civilization and several
other Mesoamerican cultures, occurred.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_Long_Count_calendar>
106:
The region of Dacia, comprising regions of modern Romania,
became a province of the Roman Empire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Dacia>
1492:
The first papal conclave held in the Sistine Chapel elected
Roderic Borja as Pope Alexander VI to succeed Pope Innocent VIII.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_conclave,_1492>
1952:
King Talal of Jordan abdicated due to health reasons and was
succeeded by his eldest son Hussein (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_of_Jordan>
1965:
Violent race riots began in Watts, Los Angeles, California,
lasting for six days and leaving 34 people dead and 1,032 others
injured.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Riots>
1973:
At a party in the recreation room of a New York City apartment
building, DJ Kool Herc began rapping during an extended break, laying
the foundation for hip-hop music.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Kool_Herc>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
bevy:
1. A group of animals, in particular quails.
2. A large group or collection.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bevy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Lo! We revealed it on
the Night of Predestination. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the
Night of Power is! The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their
Lord, with all decrees. (The night is) Peace until the rising of the
dawn. as translated by
--M. M. Pickthall
<https://en.wikiquote.org//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmaduke_Pickthall>
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