The Chicago Bears American football franchise is a charter member of the National Football League (NFL), and has played in all of the league's 100 seasons. The team has captured nine NFL championships – eight NFL championships and one Super Bowl – second most all time behind the Green Bay Packers. The franchise has also recorded more victories than any other franchise (739), retired the most uniform numbers (14), and have the most members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (29). The Bears have played in over a thousand games since becoming a charter member of the NFL in 1920.
The Decatur Staleys, later known as the Chicago Bears, play their first American Professional Football Association game
The Decatur Staleys, later known as the Chicago Bears, play their first American Professional Football Association game against an affiliated APFA team and defeat the Rock Island Independents 7-0 at Douglas Park, Rock Island, Illinois
Historical Significance
The Chicago Bears American football franchise is a charter member of the National Football League (NFL), and has played in all of the league's 100 seasons.
Events Before
Battle of Jutland: British naval commander David Beatty is promoted to full admiral
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J. D. Salinger is born
J. D. Salinger, American author, known for american author, was born on 1919-01-01.
German Workers' Party forms, precursor to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi)
The German Workers' Party (German: Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, DAP) was an obscure far-right political party established in the Weimar Republic after World War I.
The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, authorizing the prohibition of alcohol, is ratified by a majority of US state
The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, authorizing the prohibition of alcohol, is ratified by a majority of US states
German theoretical physicist Physicist Albert Einstein (39) divorces Serbian physicist and mathematician Mileva Marić (4
German theoretical physicist Physicist Albert Einstein (39) divorces Serbian physicist and mathematician Mileva Marić (43) after 16 years of marriage
Events After
Republic of Turkey is declared from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
Charlie Chaplin releases his first full-length feature, "The Kid," a silent film starring Charlie Chaplin and 6-year-old
Charlie Chaplin releases his first full-length feature, "The Kid," a silent film starring Charlie Chaplin and 6-year-old Jackie Coogan
Actor Jack Haley (22) weds Florence McFadden
Actor Jack Haley (22) weds Florence McFadden
Comedian Oliver Hardy (29) marries actress Myrtle Reeves (24)
Comedian Oliver Hardy (29) marries actress Myrtle Reeves (24)
French army captain, and future president, Charles de Gaulle (30) weds Yvonne Vendroux (20) in the Notre-Dame de Calais
French army captain, and future president, Charles de Gaulle (30) weds Yvonne Vendroux (20) in the Notre-Dame de Calais church
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Isaac Asimov is born
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Charlie Munger is born
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Vernon L. Smith is born
Vernon L. Smith, American economist and nobel laureate, known for american economist and nobel laureate, was born on 1927-01-01.
Byelorussian Communist Organization is founded as a separate party
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on October 17, 1920?
- The Chicago Bears American football franchise is a charter member of the National Football League (NFL), and has played in all of the league's 100 seasons. The team has captured nine NFL championships – eight NFL championships and one Super Bowl – second most all time behind the Green Bay Packers. The franchise has also recorded more victories than any other franchise (739), retired the most uniform numbers (14), and have the most members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (29).
- Why is The Decatur Staleys, later known as the Chicago Bears, play their first Ameri... significant?
- The Chicago Bears American football franchise is a charter member of the National Football League (NFL), and has played in all of the league's 100 seasons.