The Chicago Coliseum was a large building in Chicago, Illinois that served as a sports arena, convention center, and exhibition hall over the course of its history. It hosted a number of political conventions, including the 1912 Republican National Convention. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

The Coliseum was built on Wabash Avenue, near the corner of 16th Street, by candy manufacturer Charles Gunter, in 1899. It took the place of the transplanted Libby Prison, a warehouse turned Civil War prison that Gunter had shipped, brick by brick, from its original site in Richmond, Virginia, in 1889, and operated as a Civil War museum.

Gunter preserved part of Libby's facade, leading to the misconception that the Coliseum itself had once housed Union prisoners of war. In fact, the only penitents to "serve time" within the Coliseum's walls were hockey players sentenced to the penalty box.

The Coliseum hosted the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL from 1926-1929. It was also the home of the Chicago Cardinals, Americans and Shamrocks of the American Hockey Association, from 1926-1932. In June 1928, fight promoter Paddy Harmon announced plans to construct Chicago Stadium, with the Blackhawks as the marquee tenants. The Chicago Blackhawks are a National Hockey League team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Chicago Stadium was known as The Madhouse On Madison. The Chicago Stadium was a famed and historic indoor arena in Chicago, Illinois. ...

As the 1928-29 NHL season approached, the Stadium was not yet ready, and Hawks owner Major Frederic McLaughlin had had a falling out with Harmon. Consequently, the Blackhawks arranged to continue playing at the Coliseum. However, they could only get ice time through January 1929; they played the remainder of their "home" games in Detroit and in Fort Erie, Ontario, across the Niagara River from Buffalo. Major Frederic McLaughlin (born June 27, 1877 in Chicago, Illinois - December 17, 1944) was the first owner of the Chicago Blackhawks. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

The Hawks were back at the Coliseum as the 1929-30 season opened, but negotiations with the Stadium resumed in the fall of 1929 after Harmon was deposed as head of the Chicago Stadium Corporation. In December 1929, they began play at the Stadium.

In 1932, another dispute led the Hawks to return temporarily to the Coliseum, for their first three home games of the 1932-33 campaign. On November 21, the Blackhawks defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, in their final game on Coliseum ice. Canadiens superstar Howie Morenz was the last player to score an NHL goal at the Coliseum, assisted by Aurel Joliat and Johnny Gagnon, at 7:06 of the second period. The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise. ... Howard William Howie Morenz also nicknamed the Mitchell Meteor (June 21, 1902-March 8, 1937 in Mitchell, Ontario, Canada) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. ... Aurel Emile Little Giant Joliat (August 29, 1901–June 2, 1986) was a professional hockey player. ...

The arena stood for a number of years after the Blackhawks left, serving as a venue for early pro basketball in Chicago, rock concerts, and protests during the 1968 Democratic Convention. It was demolished in 1982.