Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 17, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )

High temperature: 74 degrees (1975)

Low temperature: 3 degrees (1959)

Precipitation: 1.43 inches (1892)

Snowfall: 3.8 inches (1927)

1926: The Chicago Blackhawks won the team’s hockey opener against Toronto 4-1 at the new Chicago Coliseum rink in front of 7,000 fans. The game’s proceeds benefited the Junior League.

Pete Muldoon was the first Hawks coach in franchise history. Fired after one season, he reportedly said, “This team will never finish in first place,” a statement that later became known as the “Curse of Muldoon.”

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