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Jan. 2, 1884 - Oscar Micheaux, regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, is born

Jan. 1, 2008 - Illinois’ smoking ban goes into effect

Dec. 31, 1910 - Two daring aviators, both Illinois natives, died in separate air crashes on this date

Dec. 30, 1903 - A fire breaks out in the luxurious and purportedly fireproof Iroquois Theater

Dec. 29, 1936 – Green Bay Packer Ray Nitschke is born in Elmwood Park.

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