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July 23 History: Perfect Games and Tragedies | Chicago White Sox News
On July 23rd, history’s spotlight shines on Chicago — where a perfect game, a deadly explosion, a bloody labor clash, and landmark moments in auto, transit, and law all converged. In 2009, Mark Buehrle tossed baseball’s rarest gem: a perfect game against Tampa Bay. But the same date holds darker echoes — in 1984, a refinery explosion in Romeoville claimed 17 lives. In 1877, Chicago’s “Battle of the Viaduct” saw 30 protesters killed in a rail strike. Meanwhile, 1903 saw a Chicago doctor buy a Ford Model A, helping ignite the auto revolution, while Union Station opened in 1925 as a city marvel…
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