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18 • Zippers were also inven • Cracker Jacks were first 1893. • The elevators in the Wil Sears Tower) travel at a 1,600 feet per minute. +++ SAE Chicago Opens, Becoming 7th USA Campus +++ SAE introduces new Master-Programme ʻMaster of Arts +++ SAE Chicago Opens, Becoming 7th USA Campus +++ SAE introduces new Master-Programme ʻMaster of Arts guests filled the brand new theatre for the highly anticipated awards ceremony. James Thomas, SAE Campus Director and Annalise Freytag, announced the winners to the fully packed theatre. Best in show went to Luis Sahagun for his piece ʻJanus on Cardboardʼand honourable mentions to artists Polly Yates, Tim Hughes and Robert Sebanc. Luis Sahagun will be premiering his solo show in spring 2013. This event helped the creative community to see that SAE had arrived in Chicago and would be a resource for the community. Chicago Statistics: • Chicago is the third largest city in the United States. • Chicago’s population is nearly three million people. • The world’s largest public library is in Chicago, the Harold Washington Library Centre. • Chicago is home to one of only three major zoos in the country with free admission, the Lincoln Park Zoo. • The Chicago Park District boasts the nation’s largest municipal harbour system. • Chicago innovated the first elevated railway, popularly known as simply the “El” in 1892. • Roller skates were invented in Chicago, in 1884. SAE NEWS

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