Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 7, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )

High temperature: 100 degrees (1960)

Low temperature: 42 degrees (1986)

Precipitation: 1.79 inches (1980)

Snowfall: None

From Halas to Hester: The 32 Chicago Bears inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

1963: Chicago Bears owner/coach/player George Halas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

1986: Instant replay was used in the NFL for the first time in a game between the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. Bears center Jay Hilgenberg snapped the ball past quarterback Jim McMahon and it was recovered deep in the end zone by B

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