Haymarket Square
Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Related events:
Monday 6th of October 1969 (x) — The Haymarket Memorial statue is bombed by Radical left organisation the Weather Underground . The blast broke nearly 100 windows in the neighborhood and scattered pieces of the statue onto the Kennedy Expressway below. The statue was rebuilt and unveiled on 4 May 1970.
Tuesday 6th of October 1970 (x) — The Haymarket Memorial statue is bombed once more by Radical left organisation the Weather Underground . The statue was rebuilt again and Mayor Richard J. Daley posted a 24‑hour police guard at the statue. This guard cost $67.440 per year. In 1972 it was moved to the lobby of the Central Police Headquarters and in 1976 to the enclosed courtyard of the Chicago police academy.