November 22, 1960 – At 11:00 a.m., a “Who’s Who” of notable Chicagoans, General Electric representatives, and construction workers gather in a temporary structure on North State Street to give speeches, be photographed in front of and on construction equipment, and officially break ground at Marina City.

November 22, 1962 – Two years to the day after the groundbreaking ceremony, dignitaries gather again at Marina City. This time, to bury into the foundation a celestial map showing the position of the stars and planets when ground was broken two years earlier.

November 6, 1963 – Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips Company) signs a multi-million dollar 20-year lease to operate the marina at Marina City.

November 1, 1965 – Polyphony II, a 12-foot bronze sculpture by Austrian artist Egon Weiner (1906-1987), is dedicated on the plaza level of Marina City near the ice skating rink.

November 23, 1965 – 66-year-old Murray “The Camel” Humphreys is found dead of a heart attack in his 51st floor apartment at Marina City. Just hours earlier, the suspected mobster had been arrested – and then released on bond – on charges of lying to a federal grand jury.

November 1967 – The Univac division of Sperry Rand (now known as Unisys), then a manufacturer of mainframe computers, signs a ten-year, $1.5 million lease with Marina City.

November 1975 – In town to promote a new health club at Marina City, Pepe Martina walks a tightrope 60 feet up between the two towers, performing a variety of tricks along the way.

November 22, 1988 – Bidders gather at the Hyatt Regency Chicago as the commercial property at Marina City is sold at an auction. Matas Corporation is the successful bidder, purchasing from a bankrupt partnership led by Ellison Trine Starnes, Jr., who had acquired the property from Charles Swibel in 1983. Matas soon backs out of the deal.

November 21, 1990 – After a deal falls through for Hiffman Schaffer Anderson Inc. to purchase the commercial property, Judge Richard L. Curry orders a mortgage foreclosure judgment that had been pending since 1987.

November 11, 1994 – John L. Marks announces major renovations after buying the commercial property at Marina City for $3.35 million.

November 25, 1996 – House of Blues opens at Marina City. The Lamont Cranston Blues Band is the first band to perform opening night, opening for Hot Tuna.

November 10, 1998 – At a city council meeting, 42nd Ward Alderman Burton Natarus warns House of Blues of complaints by residents at Marina City, as a petition circulates to tear up liquor licenses in the ward’s 27th Precinct.

November 18, 2005 – FBI agents arrest Gary S. Kimmel at Marina City. He will eventually serve 17 months in prison for money laundering.

November 4, 2008 – Voters in Chicago’s tiny 27th Precinct in the 42nd Ward, comprised mostly of Marina City, achieve an 80 percent turnout. Citywide, turnout for the General Election that year is 72 percent.