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 ...

On November 3, 1965, Major Robert Rushworth made the first flight of the modified X-15A-2 rocketplane, reaching Mach 2.31 ...

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this ...

On October 28, 1954, the North American FJ-4 Fury made its first flight, marking a major leap in carrier-based jet design.

A group of Iranian students charged into the gates and scaled the walls of the US embassy in Tehran on 1979. They took more ...

The government shutdown could reach the longest-ever by Election Day. How long have the longest shutdowns lasted? Reasons? Cost? See the history.

About 150,000 workers took the Trump administration’s resignation deal. The mass exit is in stark contrast to white-collar employees who are “job-hugging.” Today, America will experience its largest ...