1948: The Tribune was on deadline. In the absence of election results, the newspaper assumed that New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) would sink incumbent Harry S. Truman (Democrat). He didn’t.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 31, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Halloween weather in Chicago: The ...
Lind has played for 3 MLB teams since the trade. He’s hit .270/.336/.462 with 54 home runs for a 3.7 bWAR. After the Brewers ...
1985 — Cincinnati 23, Buffalo 17 — Larry Kinnebrew, a fullback who would play for the Bills later in the decade, rushed for ...
1912: Medinah Temple, a rectangular building with a pair of crescent-crowned domes and Arabic influences, opened on Wabash ...
The very first Halloween celebrations trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which later morphed into All ...
Gavitt shares his birthday with Boston point guard Dick Dickie. The former NC State player was born in Grant County, Indiana, in 1926, and was taken by Boston 26th in the 1950 NBA draft. He played ...