Today in History: 3 astronauts die in fire during test of Apollo spacecraft
Today is Saturday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2024. There are 339 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 27, 1967, astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White and Roger B....
View ArticleToday in History: space shuttle Challenger explodes
Today is Sunday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2024. There are 338 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from...
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Debate from 1866 over 14th Amendment raging anew with challenges to Trump’s...
A constitutional question central to the upcoming presidential election that is now before the U.S. Supreme Court was also argued in front of Chicago’s courthouse in 1866. On Nov. 2 of that year, U.S....
View ArticleToday in History: Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth become first baseball Hall of Fame...
Today is Monday, Jan. 29, the 29th day of 2024. There are 337 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 29, 1936, the first inductees of baseball’s Hall of Fame, including Ty Cobb...
View ArticleToday in History: King Charles I executed for high treason
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2024. There are 336 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 30, 1649, England’s King Charles I was executed for high treason. On this...
View ArticleToday in History: US declares a public health emergency over coronavirus
Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 31, 2020, the United States declared a public health emergency over the new coronavirus, and President Donald Trump signed an order to temporarily bar entry to...
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‘He didn’t run’: A flutist honors his grandfather, a Chicago Defender...
Flutist Adam Sadberry, 27, never met his grandfather, the pioneering African American journalist L. Alex Wilson (1909-1960). Just about everything Sadberry knew about Wilson he learned secondhand: his...
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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Revisiting 1924
Almost a full month into the year, some may have forgotten or given up on their resolutions. Paul Durica, however, is sticking with his new self-imposed obligation — to read the Chicago Tribune every...
View ArticleToday in History: Space shuttle Columbia destroyed during re-entry
Today is Thursday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2024. There are 334 days left in the year. Today in History: In Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry, killing all seven of its...
View ArticleToday in History: ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle killed
Today is Thursday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2024. There are 333 days left in the year. Today in History: On Feb. 2, 2013, former Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along...
View ArticleToday in History: The day the music died
Today is Saturday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2024. There are 332 days left in the year. Today in History: On Feb. 3, 1959, which would become known as “the day the music died,” rock-and-roll stars Buddy...
View ArticleToday in History: Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook
Today is Sunday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2024. There are 331 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 4, 2004, Facebook had its beginnings as Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg...
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William Dawson, 20th century powerbroker of Black Chicago, fought against...
On the final day of World War I, William L. Dawson was overcome with the conflicting emotions he felt as a Black lieutenant in a segregated U.S. Army, fighting for democracy in France. “O, Father God,...
View ArticleToday in History: Senate acquits Donald Trump in first impeachment
Today is Monday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2024. There are 330 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close...
View ArticleToday in History: Queen Elizabeth II takes throne after death of father King...
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2024. There are 329 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk,...
View ArticleToday in History: The Beatles arrive for first US tour
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2024. There are 328 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles arrived to screaming fans at New York’s John F. Kennedy...
View ArticleToday in History: Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded
Today is Thursday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2024. There are 327 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England...
View ArticleToday in History: The Beatles appear on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
Today is Friday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2024. There are 326 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first live American television appearance on...
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From Halas to Covert: The 30 Chicago Bears inducted into the Pro Football...
The Chicago Bears have more players, coaches and administrators enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame than any other NFL team — 30. And Devin Hester and Steve McMichael will make it 32 when they...
View ArticleToday in History: Chess champion Garry Kasparov loses to IBM computer Deep Blue
Today is Saturday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2024. There are 325 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 10, 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov lost the first game of a match...
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