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Daniel Hudson Burnham is born in Henderson, NY.
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Daniel Hudson Burnham moves to Chicago with his family.
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Great Chicago Fire terrorizes Chicago
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Daniel Burnham works with Peter Wight in his architecture firm where hemeets John Wellborn Root.
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Daniel Burnham receives first major commission, to design and build ahouse for John Sherman, a meat packer.
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The US Congress selects Chicago as the site of the World’s Columbian Exposition.
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Daniel Burnham is appointed with John Root as consulting architects forthe Chicago World’s Fair Corporation. First tentative, unified plan, drawn for theFair.
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World's Fair is open to visitors.
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Daniel Burnham makes a presentation to the Commercial Clubon a scheme for South Shore Drive and park that would become nucleus of the1909 plan. Includes ideas for widening streets and enlarging the park system.
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Daniel Burnham is appointed Chairman of the Park commission of theDistrict of Columbia to take responsibility for modernization of L’Enfant’s Planof 1791.
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Daniel Burnham is appointed Chairman of commission to advise Ohio cities on urban planning
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Railroad Exchange Building, designed by Daniel Burnham, is built.Daniel Burnham moves his office to the top floor for a grand view of Lake Michigan, Grant Park, and Michigan Ave. as he develops his Plan.
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Daniel Burnham agrees to take charge of new planning for Chicago for the Merchant’s Club.
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Commercial Club and Merchant’s Club merge, with the new entity to be known as the Commercial Club.
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Copy of the Plan presented to the Plan and Publicity Committee of the Commercial Club. It passes with great praise.
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President William Howard Taft visits Chicago to view the Plan’s drawings.
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Plan of Chicago is adopted by the City of Chicago
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Daniel Burnham presents a paper “A City of the Future UnderA Democratic Government” at the London Town Planning Conference of theRoyal Institute of British Architects. His presentation is the basis for the motto, Make No Little Plans.
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Opening of Wacker Drive designed by Daniel Burnham, a two-level roadway in the central business district.
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Union Station opens, the first step in the attempt to consolidate all the railroad terminals as suggested in the Plan.