TIL of the 1855 Chicago “Lager Beer Riot”, a result of the mayor renewing enforcement of an old city ordinance mandating that taverns be closed on Sundays and raising the cost of a liquor license from $50 per year to $300 per year. The move was seen as anti-immigrant and led to 1 dead & 60 arrested.

by whatilearned March 30, 2021, 7:18 am