Welcome to the United Center, the main venue of this year’s Democratic National Convention (DNC), held between Aug. 19 and Aug. 22.
This is where the speeches will be held in addition to the ceremonial roll calls to nominate Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as the party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees, respectively. The two have already been nominated due to a virtual roll call that concluded last week.
The United Center hosted the 1996 DNC, where not only President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore were nominated to represent their party’s presidential ticket before easily winning reelection, but also where attendees did the Macarena with First Lady Hillary Clinton clapping along to the jubilant beat. The center opened just two years earlier. This was the last time Chicago hosted the DNC….