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The following are the major nicknames of Chicago:
"The Windy City" - Its really not that windy. May have referred to the longwindedness of politicians, but there are other theories.
"Second City" - Possibly because of the city's rebirth after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. There are other possibilities for this name also.
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Which New Zealand city is known as the Windy City?
Wellington is famous for its windiness. It is indeed, but it is not often called "the Windy City". Every time I've been there it has been called "Windy Wellington". For most people "the Windy City" is Chicago USA.
What does 'Windy City' mean?
The phrase the "Windy City" for Chicago is typically attributed to NEW YORK SUN newspaper editor Charles Dana, who before the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (Columbian Exposition) wrote, "pay no attention to the nonsensical claims of that windy city,"referring to the "Second City's" reputation for blustery politics and tourism propaganda. It was somewhat prescient of Chicago's efforts to get the Olympic games for 2016 (without success).Some wordsmiths find use of the term twenty years before Dana, fueled by Chicago's constant reputation for combustible political breezes ever since its beginning.Others point out that Chicago is among the ten windiest cities in the U. S. and that its proximity to the gigantic Lake Michigan and its collection of skyscrapers enhance its reputation via the weather.However windy the "Windy City" might be, the origins are more social than climatic.
What exactly is the international academy of design and technology?
It is a school that helps teach design and technology advance. you can obtain a legit degree and it is located in the windy city of chicago, illinois. I have never been there before.
Is Chicago called the windy city?
Chicago was nicknamed the Windy City not for the wind but for the politicians and city boosters who were full of "hot air."The specifics of this are somewhat in contention. Here are a few versions:Supposedly when Chicago hosted the world fair, the then mayor boasted about it so much that it became known as the Windy City.Chicago is the Windy City because of the Chicago Tribune. The editor of the Chicago Tribune was trying to promote the city as a summer resort and used the lakes breeze as one of its attractions.Chicago was in competition with New York City for the World's Fair (the one Frank Lloyd Wright debuted in), and the NYC papers called the Chicago pols "windy" in their presentations to win the exhibition. (Chicago won.)I forget the exact name of the writer who coined the phrase, but it stems from all the politicians in Chicago. The writer quipped that all the politicians talking was like a big wind blowing through the cities.The name stems from political bantering that took place between Chicago and New York over who would host the World's Fair.Here is a more extended explanation:Popular myth has it that this nickname for the Chicago was coined by Charles Dana, the editor of the New York Sun, in 1893. Chicago was competing with New York to host the 1893 Columbian Exposition, and Dana allegedly coined the name as a derogatory moniker. Supposedly the term is not a reference to the winds off Lake Michigan as one might suppose but rather refers to the Chicagoan habit of rabid boosterism and shameless boasting. To a New Yorker like Dana, Chicago was full of hot air.The story simply isn't true. The name dates to at least 1885 and clearly refers to the breezes off the lake. 1885 references include "city of winds" as well as "Windy City." This isn't new information, either. Mathew's Dictionary of Americanisms, published some 50 years ago, includes an 1887 quotation about the Windy City, but the myth persists--largely due to newspaper reporters and editors who repeat the tale without checking the facts.
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Dan Ponce, who founded the a capella group Straight No Chaser, has been a t-v reporter in Chicago, and is returning to that job back here in the Windy City in September, became engaged when he proposed to his girlfriend on April 11, 2010 during a Straight No Chaser performance at the Chicago Theater. The grand moment was captured on video, and can be seen on YouTube.
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