Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 18, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
- High temperature: 93 degrees (1962)
- Low temperature: 34 degrees (2002)
- Precipitation: 1.36 inches (1926)
- Snowfall: Trace (1938)
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1860: With a critical push from the Tribune, Abraham Lincoln was nominated for president at the Republican Convention at the Wigwam building (at what is now Wacker Drive and Lake Street) in Chicago.
1971: Montreal Canadiens 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2. After taking a series lead in the Stanley Cup Final, the Hawks were unable to keep pouring it on rookie goaltender Ken Dryden. During Game 7 in Chicago, the Hawks took a 2-0 lead late into the second period, when Bobby Hull sailed a shot off the crossbar that could have put the game out of reach. The dinging of the pipe seemed to awaken the Canadiens, who stormed back to even the score before Henri Richard scored his second goal of the night — and the eventual Cup-winner — 2:34 into the third. Neither the fans at Chicago Stadium nor the Hawks they were watching could recover from the momentum swing.
1994: New York Knicks 87, Chicago Bulls 86. The infamous Hue Hollins game. Hubert Davis sank two free throws with 2.1 seconds left after Hollins whistled Scottie Pippen for a questionable foul. The Game 5 victory helped the Knicks keep home-court advantage in a second-round series they eventually won in seven games, ending the Bulls’ first championship run at three titles after an impressive season following Michael Jordan’s first retirement.
2012: Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood left the pitching mound at Wrigley Field for the final time — tipping his hat to fans who chanted, “Kerry! Kerry!” and embracing his son Justin before he headed into the dugout and retirement. Wood, who threw a 20-strikeout game in just his fifth Major League start in 1998, had 446 career appearances — 341 of those were with the Cubs.
Wood faced just one batter — Dayan Viciedo of the Chicago White Sox. Wood struck him out in the eighth inning.
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