Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park - East St. Louis, Illnios
This is St. Louis - Episode 1: Malcolm W Martin Memorial Park
Enjoy the first episode of the series This is St. Louis! In this episode, I visited Malcolm W. Martin Memorial park in East St. Louis for some breathtaking views of Downtown St. Louis, Missouri!
Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park - Home of the Gateway Geyser
Open to the public 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Hours vary throughout the year; check the website for current hours. There is no fee to enter the park. See web address below.
Gateway Geyser erupts daily (April through October) at noon, 3PM, and 6PM.
Park website: meprd.org/mmmp.html
Driving directions: meprd.org/directions.html
Crazy UFO over St. Louis! WTF is that?
Welcome to fantastic funky Friday! We're taking a look at a very strange unidentified object over the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri. This one is weird. What is it? Aliens? Secret Technology? A Camera on drugs?
Let me know your thoughts,
T
@newTHOR on twitter
Surveillance footage recorded at Malcolm W Martin Memorial Park on Tuesday and posted to Facebook shows the mysterious object hovering over the famous arch. “We guarantee you will be perplexed if you watch all 5 minutes of this surveillance footage!” explained the Park, in a post on its Facebook page. The video has been viewed 615,000 times.
Possible explanations for the light suggested by commenters on Facebook include a drone with a unidirectional light or a Chinese lantern.
Fox 2 News also received video footage of the odd light from Chase Rhoads, who said that he saw something strange over the arch early Tuesday morning. Scott Air Force Base said there was nothing out of the ordinary to report when contacted by Fox 2 News, and a spokesman for the National Park Service said there were no reports of anything strange on Tuesday.
This is not the first time that a mysterious object has been spotted near the St. Louis landmark. Video from the same camera at Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park also captured an unexplained object that appeared in broad daylight on July 14 2016.
Earlier this year video of a mysterious object near a military base in Dayton, Ohio, also had the internet buzzing.
Last month, a strange, apparently burning object was spotted in the sky over parts of the western U.S. , generating plenty of chatter on social media. The object was later identified as a Chinese rocket burning up on re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.
In January the CIA offered a peek into its ‘X-files,’ shining a spotlight on a series of once-classified UFO documents. The UFO documents, which date primarily from the 1940s and 1950s, are among hundreds that the CIA declassified in 1978.
The Midwestern oddities just keep rolling in. On Wednesday we told you about a mysterious clown lurking around Green Bay, Wisconsin overpasses. And now today comes news of another enigma from a neighbor state: a series of “unexplained lights” hovering near the St. Louis Gateway Arch at around 2:20 am on Tuesday morning.
Security-camera footage from Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park, in East St. Louis, Illinois, shows a light hovering near the top of the frame. It intermittently fades in and out, then appears to travel west. Then it lingers near the Arch for a stretch before fading out. Finally, it appears back on the left side of the frame. Then, end of video.
Amazing, right?
At least one other video exists. It was shared with St. Louis local new channel Fox 2 by Chase Rhodes, an “independent cleaning consultant,” who shot footage while on break, outside the Casino Queen riverboat between 2:30 and 3 a.m.
The Midwestern oddities just keep rolling in. On Wednesday we told you about a mysterious clown lurking around Green Bay, Wisconsin overpasses. And now today comes news of another enigma from a neighbor state: a series of “unexplained lights” hovering near the St. Louis Gateway Arch at around 2:20 am on Tuesday morning.
Security-camera footage from Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park, in East St. Louis, Illinois, shows a light hovering near the top of the frame. It intermittently fades in and out, then appears to travel west. Then it lingers near the Arch for a stretch before fading out. Finally, it appears back on the left side of the frame. Then, end of video.
Amazing, right?
At least one other video exists. It was shared with St. Louis local new channel Fox 2 by Chase Rhodes, an “independent cleaning consultant,” who shot footage while on break, outside the Casino Queen riverboat between 2:30 and 3 a.m.
Gateway Arch National Park St. Louis, Missouri July 4, 2018
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Crazy UFO over St. Louis! WTF is that?
Welcome to fantastic funky Friday! We're taking a look at a very strange unidentified object over the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri. This one is weird. What is it? Aliens? Secret Technology? A Camera on drugs?
Let me know your thoughts,
T
@newTHOR on twitter
Surveillance footage recorded at Malcolm W Martin Memorial Park on Tuesday and posted to Facebook shows the mysterious object hovering over the famous arch. “We guarantee you will be perplexed if you watch all 5 minutes of this surveillance footage!” explained the Park, in a post on its Facebook page. The video has been viewed 615,000 times.
Possible explanations for the light suggested by commenters on Facebook include a drone with a unidirectional light or a Chinese lantern.
Fox 2 News also received video footage of the odd light from Chase Rhoads, who said that he saw something strange over the arch early Tuesday morning. Scott Air Force Base said there was nothing out of the ordinary to when contacted by Fox 2 News, and a spokesman for the National Park Service said there were no s of anything strange on Tuesday.
This is not the first time that a mysterious object has been spotted near the St. Louis landmark. Video from the same camera at Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park also captured an unexplained object that appeared in broad daylight on July 14 2016.
Earlier this year video of a mysterious object near a military base in Dayton, Ohio, also had the internet buzzing.
Last month, a strange, apparently burning object was spotted in the sky over parts of the western U.S. , generating plenty of chatter on social media. The object was later identified as a Chinese rocket burning up on re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.
In January the CIA offered a peek into its ‘X-files,’ shining a spotlight on a series of once-classified UFO documents. The UFO documents, which date primarily from the 1940s and 1950s, are among hundreds that the CIA declassified in 1978.
The Midwestern oddities just keep rolling in. On Wednesday we told you about a mysterious clown lurking around Green Bay, Wisconsin overpasses. And now today comes news of another enigma from a neighbor state: a series of “unexplained lights” hovering near the St. Louis Gateway Arch at around 2:20 am on Tuesday morning.
Security-camera footage from Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park, in East St. Louis, Illinois, shows a light hovering near the top of the frame. It intermittently fades in and out, then appears to travel west. Then it lingers near the Arch for a stretch before fading out. Finally, it appears back on the left side of the frame. Then, end of video.
Amazing, right?
At least one other video exists. It was shared with St. Louis local new channel Fox 2 by Chase Rhodes, an “independent cleaning consultant,” who shot footage while on break, outside the Casino Queen riverboat between 2:30 and 3 a.m.
The Midwestern oddities just keep rolling in. On Wednesday we told you about a mysterious clown lurking around Green Bay, Wisconsin overpasses. And now today comes news of another enigma from a neighbor state: a series of “unexplained lights” hovering near the St. Louis Gateway Arch at around 2:20 am on Tuesday morning.
Security-camera footage from Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park, in East St. Louis, Illinois, shows a light hovering near the top of the frame. It intermittently fades in and out, then appears to travel west. Then it lingers near the Arch for a stretch before fading out. Finally, it appears back on the left side of the frame. Then, end of video.
Amazing, right?
At least one other video exists. It was shared with St. Louis local new channel Fox 2 by Chase Rhodes, an “independent cleaning consultant,” who shot footage while on break, outside the Casino Queen riverboat between 2:30 and 3 a.m.
Crazy UFO over St. Louis! WTF is that?
Welcome to fantastic funky Friday! We're taking a look at a very strange unidentified object over the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri. This one is weird. What is it? Aliens? Secret Technology? A Camera on drugs?
Let me know your thoughts,
T
@newTHOR on twitter
Surveillance footage recorded at Malcolm W Martin Memorial Park on Tuesday and posted to Facebook shows the mysterious object hovering over the famous arch. “We guarantee you will be perplexed if you watch all 5 minutes of this surveillance footage!” explained the Park, in a post on its Facebook page. The video has been viewed 615,000 times.
Possible explanations for the light suggested by commenters on Facebook include a drone with a unidirectional light or a Chinese lantern.
Fox 2 News also received video footage of the odd light from Chase Rhoads, who said that he saw something strange over the arch early Tuesday morning. Scott Air Force Base said there was nothing out of the ordinary to when contacted by Fox 2 News, and a spokesman for the National Park Service said there were no s of anything strange on Tuesday.
This is not the first time that a mysterious object has been spotted near the St. Louis landmark. Video from the same camera at Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park also captured an unexplained object that appeared in broad daylight on July 14 2016.
Earlier this year video of a mysterious object near a military base in Dayton, Ohio, also had the internet buzzing.
Last month, a strange, apparently burning object was spotted in the sky over parts of the western U.S. , generating plenty of chatter on social media. The object was later identified as a Chinese rocket burning up on re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.
In January the CIA offered a peek into its ‘X-files,’ shining a spotlight on a series of once-classified UFO documents. The UFO documents, which date primarily from the 1940s and 1950s, are among hundreds that the CIA declassified in 1978.
The Midwestern oddities just keep rolling in. On Wednesday we told you about a mysterious clown lurking around Green Bay, Wisconsin overpasses. And now today comes news of another enigma from a neighbor state: a series of “unexplained lights” hovering near the St. Louis Gateway Arch at around 2:20 am on Tuesday morning.
Security-camera footage from Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park, in East St. Louis, Illinois, shows a light hovering near the top of the frame. It intermittently fades in and out, then appears to travel west. Then it lingers near the Arch for a stretch before fading out. Finally, it appears back on the left side of the frame. Then, end of video.
Amazing, right?
At least one other video exists. It was shared with St. Louis local new channel Fox 2 by Chase Rhodes, an “independent cleaning consultant,” who shot footage while on break, outside the Casino Queen riverboat between 2:30 and 3 a.m.
The Midwestern oddities just keep rolling in. On Wednesday we told you about a mysterious clown lurking around Green Bay, Wisconsin overpasses. And now today comes news of another enigma from a neighbor state: a series of “unexplained lights” hovering near the St. Louis Gateway Arch at around 2:20 am on Tuesday morning.
Security-camera footage from Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park, in East St. Louis, Illinois, shows a light hovering near the top of the frame. It intermittently fades in and out, then appears to travel west. Then it lingers near the Arch for a stretch before fading out. Finally, it appears back on the left side of the frame. Then, end of video.
Amazing, right?
At least one other video exists. It was shared with St. Louis local new channel Fox 2 by Chase Rhodes, an “independent cleaning consultant,” who shot footage while on break, outside the Casino Queen riverboat between 2:30 and 3 a.m.
Gateway Arch Park Foundation
The CityArchRiver Foundation is proud to announce that it has become the Gateway Arch Park Foundation. The new name of the Foundation is part of a rebranding to reflect the future of the organization.
The Gateway Arch Park Foundation partners with the National Park Service, Great Rivers Greenway, City of St. Louis, Bi-State Development and Jefferson National Parks Association on the CityArchRiver Project and to ensure that the Gateway Arch and its surroundings are a vibrant, active, well-supported attraction for generations to come.
Places to see in ( Saint Louis - USA )
Places to see in ( Saint Louis - USA )
St. Louis is a major city in Missouri along the Mississippi River. Its iconic, 630-ft. Gateway Arch, built in the 1960s, honors the early 19th-century explorations of Lewis and Clark and America's westward expansion in general. Replica paddlewheelers ply the river, offering views of the arch. The Soulard district is home to barbecue restaurants and clubs playing blues music.
St. Louis, the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, is a major midwestern metropolis filled with culture. St. Louis planners have created an aesthetically beautiful city with green space at the street level. It is said that St. Louis is second only to Washington, D.C. in the number of free activities available in an American city. The Gateway Arch, the world's tallest man-made monument, forms a triumphant city skyline. An open mall surrounded by reflecting pools leads up to the historic court house, the site of the Dred Scott decision, facing the Gateway Arch.
The city is named after King Louis IX of France. St. Louis is known by the nickname of The Gateway to the West. The city was the last major stop before pioneers journeyed Westward to the Pacific coast. The city also played a large part during the steamboat era due to its position at the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. St. Louis was acquired from France by the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's term in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase. The transfer of power from Spain was made official in a ceremony called, Three Flags Day. On March 8, 1804, the Spanish flag was lowered and the French one raised. On March 10, the French flag was replaced by that of the USA. In 1904, St. Louis hosted that year's World's Fair and the Summer Olympic Games. Many of the parks, buildings, and finer homes in St. Louis were built around this time period. While there are few, if any, living residents who attended the Fair, it holds an important place in the modern development of the city.
Slide into St Louis and revel in the unique vibe of the largest city in the Great Plains. Beer, bowling and baseball are some of the top attractions, but history and culture, much of it linked to the Mississippi River, are a vital part of the fabric. And, of course, there's the iconic Gateway Arch that you have seen in a million pictures; it's even more impressive in reality. Many music legends, including Scott Joplin, Chuck Berry, Tina Turner and Miles Davis, got their start here and jammin' live-music venues keep the flame burning.
A lot to see in Saint Louis such as :
Gateway Arch
Gateway Arch Museum
Missouri Botanical Garden
City Museum
Forest Park
Saint Louis Zoo
Cahokia Mounds
Saint Louis Art Museum
Busch Stadium
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery
Old Courthouse
Missouri History Museum
Soulard
Chain of Rocks Bridge
Tower Grove Park
Saint Louis Science Center
The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum
Citygarden Sculpture Park
Budweiser Brewery Experience
Delmar Loop
Laumeier Sculpture Park
Lafayette Square
MUSEUM OF WESTWARD EXPANSION
Laclede's Landing Neighborhood Association
Climatron
The Butterfly House
The Hill
The Jewel Box
Gateway Arch Riverboats
Gateway Arch - Odyssey & Tucker Theaters
Eads Bridge
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Cherokee Street
Stifel Theatre
The Old Cathedral The Basilica Of Saint Louis, King Of France
Art Hill
National Blues Museum
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Carondelet Park
World Aquarium...a children's place
Tilles Park
Steinberg Skating Rink
Pulitzer Arts Foundation
Forest Park Forever
Gateway Geyser
Graffiti Wall
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Shaw Park
( Saint Louis - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Saint Louis . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Saint Louis - USA
Join us for more :
Gateway Arch, skyline aerial 360
Launched from Gateway Geyser park in East St. Louis. 250 Ft. A little hazy out...
Downtown St. Louis Fireworks
Our view of the fireworks by the gateway arch
St. Louis Sunset Time-Lapse
Watch this incredible sunset over the Gateway Arch and Downtown St. Louis! This video was captured from the ArchCam (meprd.org/ArchCam) at Malcolm W Martin Memorial Park. Watch for the barge passing at the end of the video!
The Gateway from Mississippi River, St.Louis, MO.
Celebrate with us in 2011!
Promotional Video for the Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park
2011 Independence Celebration Event
July 2nd, 3rd, & 4th
meprd.org
Missouri Senate Approves 2019 State Budget
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate passed a set of bills detailing the state's $28 billion operating budget for the next fiscal year. The Senate and House of Representatives will now meet in conference to negotiate a final budget, before sending it to the governor's desk for his consideration.
The Missouri Senate Minute for April 23: Budget
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri senators believe they will discuss the Fiscal Year 2019 state operating budget this week. Once this is complete, those items that differ from the Missouri House of Representatives’ version would have to be ironed out in a conference committee. The 2019 fiscal year plan is due to the executive branch by 6 p.m. on Friday, May 11.
Join Us July 4th, July 5th, & July 6th to Celebrate Independence Day!
Where: Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park (directly across from the Gateway Arch in Illinois)
When: July 4th, 5th and 6th 2013
Who: Everyone! This is a public event and there is no admission fee!
Driving directions to the park can be found here: meprd.org/directions.html
For more information about the event (schedules, rules, etc) stay tuned to MEPRD's Facebook page: facebook.com/meprd
Chicago Food Truck Festival | Wikipedia audio article
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Chicago Food Truck Festival
00:03:54 1 Etymology and nicknames
00:05:01 2 History
00:05:10 2.1 Beginnings
00:06:19 2.2 Founding and 19th century
00:13:47 2.3 20th and 21st centuries
00:13:57 2.3.1 1900 to 1939
00:17:45 2.3.2 1940 to 1979
00:21:18 2.3.3 1980 to present
00:23:05 3 Geography
00:23:14 3.1 Topography
00:26:22 3.2 Communities
00:27:16 3.3 Streetscape
00:28:55 3.4 Architecture
00:31:25 3.5 Monuments and public art
00:33:53 3.6 Climate
00:36:27 4 Demographics
00:42:24 4.1 Religion
00:43:20 5 Economy
00:49:24 6 Culture and contemporary life
00:53:46 6.1 Entertainment and the arts
00:58:02 6.2 Festivals
00:59:02 6.3 Tourism
01:03:40 6.4 Cuisine
01:05:53 6.5 Literature
01:08:12 7 Sports
01:13:39 8 Parks and greenspace
01:16:11 9 Law and government
01:16:20 9.1 Government
01:17:33 9.2 Politics
01:20:30 9.3 Crime
01:25:21 9.4 Employee pensions
01:26:07 10 Education
01:26:16 10.1 Schools and libraries
01:29:35 10.2 Colleges and universities
01:31:29 11 Media
01:31:38 11.1 Television
01:33:14 11.2 Newspapers
01:34:09 11.3 Movies and Filming
01:35:32 11.4 Radio
01:36:15 11.5 Video Games
01:36:43 12 Infrastructure
01:36:52 12.1 Transportation
01:37:40 12.1.1 Expressways
01:38:28 12.1.2 Transit systems
01:40:15 12.1.3 Passenger rail
01:41:01 12.1.4 Bicycle-sharing system
01:41:44 12.1.5 Freight rail
01:42:41 12.1.6 Airports
01:43:43 12.1.7 Port authority
01:45:07 12.2 Utilities
01:46:26 12.3 Health systems
01:48:29 13 Sister cities
01:49:29 14 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Chicago ( (listen), locally also ), officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States. As of the 2017 census-estimate, Chicago has a population of 2,716,450, which makes it the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. It is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, which is often referred to as Chicagoland. The Chicago metropolitan area has nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, the fourth largest in North America, and the third largest metropolitan area in the world by land area.
Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, and by 1900 Chicago was one of the five largest cities in the world. During this period, Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards, including new construction styles (including the Chicago School of architecture), the development of the City Beautiful Movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper.Chicago is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It was the site of the creation of the first standardized futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade, which today is the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures. O'Hare International Airport is the one of the busiest airports in the world, and the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and railroad freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and it ranked seventh in the entire world in the 2017 Global Cities Index. Chicago has the fourth-largest gross metropolitan product in the world—generating about $670.5 billion according to September 2017 estimates—ranking it after the metropolitan areas of Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles, and ranking ahead of number five London and number six ...
Chicago | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:54 1 Etymology and nicknames
00:05:01 2 History
00:05:10 2.1 Beginnings
00:06:19 2.2 Founding and 19th century
00:13:47 2.3 20th and 21st centuries
00:13:57 2.3.1 1900 to 1939
00:17:45 2.3.2 1940 to 1979
00:21:18 2.3.3 1980 to present
00:23:05 3 Geography
00:23:14 3.1 Topography
00:26:22 3.2 Communities
00:27:16 3.3 Streetscape
00:28:56 3.4 Architecture
00:31:25 3.5 Monuments and public art
00:33:53 3.6 Climate
00:36:29 4 Demographics
00:42:26 4.1 Religion
00:43:22 5 Economy
00:49:26 6 Culture and contemporary life
00:53:48 6.1 Entertainment and the arts
00:58:04 6.2 Festivals
00:59:05 6.3 Tourism
01:03:42 6.4 Cuisine
01:05:55 6.5 Literature
01:08:14 7 Sports
01:13:41 8 Parks and greenspace
01:16:13 9 Law and government
01:16:22 9.1 Government
01:17:35 9.2 Politics
01:20:32 9.3 Crime
01:25:23 9.4 Employee pensions
01:26:09 10 Education
01:26:18 10.1 Schools and libraries
01:29:37 10.2 Colleges and universities
01:31:31 11 Media
01:31:40 11.1 Television
01:33:16 11.2 Newspapers
01:34:11 11.3 Movies and Filming
01:35:34 11.4 Radio
01:36:17 11.5 Video Games
01:36:45 12 Infrastructure
01:36:54 12.1 Transportation
01:37:42 12.1.1 Expressways
01:38:31 12.1.2 Transit systems
01:40:17 12.1.3 Passenger rail
01:41:03 12.1.4 Bicycle-sharing system
01:41:46 12.1.5 Freight rail
01:42:43 12.1.6 Airports
01:43:45 12.1.7 Port authority
01:45:09 12.2 Utilities
01:46:28 12.3 Health systems
01:48:31 13 Sister cities
01:49:31 14 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
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There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Chicago ( (listen), locally also ), officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States. As of the 2017 census-estimate, Chicago has a population of 2,716,450, which makes it the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. It is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, which is often referred to as Chicagoland. The Chicago metropolitan area has nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, the fourth largest in North America, and the third largest metropolitan area in the world by land area.
Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, and by 1900 Chicago was one of the five largest cities in the world. During this period, Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards, including new construction styles (including the Chicago School of architecture), the development of the City Beautiful Movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper.Chicago is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It was the site of the creation of the first standardized futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade, which today is the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures. O'Hare International Airport is the one of the busiest airports in the world, and the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and railroad freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and it ranked seventh in the entire world in the 2017 Global Cities Index. Chicago has the fourth-largest gross metropolitan product in the world—generating about $670.5 billion according to September 2017 estimates—ranking it after the metropo ...
Chicago | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Chicago
00:03:53 1 Etymology and nicknames
00:05:00 2 History
00:05:09 2.1 Beginnings
00:06:18 2.2 Founding and 19th century
00:13:44 2.3 20th and 21st centuries
00:13:54 2.3.1 1900 to 1939
00:17:41 2.3.2 1940 to 1979
00:21:14 2.3.3 1980 to present
00:23:00 3 Geography
00:23:09 3.1 Topography
00:26:17 3.2 Communities
00:27:12 3.3 Streetscape
00:28:50 3.4 Architecture
00:31:19 3.5 Monuments and public art
00:33:46 3.6 Climate
00:36:19 4 Demographics
00:42:13 4.1 Religion
00:43:09 5 Economy
00:49:13 6 Culture and contemporary life
00:53:34 6.1 Entertainment and the arts
00:57:49 6.2 Festivals
00:58:49 6.3 Tourism
01:03:26 6.4 Cuisine
01:05:39 6.5 Literature
01:07:57 7 Sports
01:13:24 8 Parks and greenspace
01:15:55 9 Law and government
01:16:04 9.1 Government
01:17:17 9.2 Politics
01:20:14 9.3 Crime
01:25:03 9.4 Employee pensions
01:25:48 10 Education
01:25:57 10.1 Schools and libraries
01:29:16 10.2 Colleges and universities
01:31:10 11 Media
01:31:19 11.1 Television
01:32:54 11.2 Newspapers
01:33:49 11.3 Movies and Filming
01:35:12 11.4 Radio
01:35:55 11.5 Video Games
01:36:23 12 Infrastructure
01:36:32 12.1 Transportation
01:37:19 12.1.1 Expressways
01:38:07 12.1.2 Transit systems
01:39:54 12.1.3 Passenger rail
01:40:40 12.1.4 Bicycle-sharing system
01:41:23 12.1.5 Freight rail
01:42:20 12.1.6 Airports
01:43:22 12.1.7 Port authority
01:44:46 12.2 Utilities
01:46:05 12.3 Health systems
01:48:08 13 Sister cities
01:49:08 14 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Chicago ( (listen), locally also ), officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States. As of the 2017 census-estimate, Chicago has a population of 2,716,450, which makes it the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. It is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, which is often referred to as Chicagoland. The Chicago metropolitan area has nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, the fourth largest in North America, and the third largest metropolitan area in the world by land area.
Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, and by 1900 Chicago was one of the five largest cities in the world. During this period, Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards, including new construction styles (including the Chicago School of architecture), the development of the City Beautiful Movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper.Chicago is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It was the site of the creation of the first standardized futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade, which today is the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures. O'Hare International Airport is the one of the busiest airports in the world, and the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and railroad freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and it ranked seventh in the entire world in the 2017 Global Cities Index. Chicago has the fourth-largest gross metropolitan product in the world—generating about $670.5 billion according to September 2017 estimates—ranking it after the metropolitan areas of Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles, and ranking ahead of number five London and number six Paris. Chicago has ...