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 ...

I interviewed every president since Nixon. Our nation's identity and future have always been on a fierce and extraordinary journey.

More than 1% of Americans headed west in one of the largest voluntary mass migrations in human history. It helped define who we are as a nation.

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

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

1999: Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Walter Payton died of bile duct cancer and liver failure at age 45. “The last 12 months have been extremely tough on me and my family. … Our greatest thanks goes out ...

On October 30, 1918, Eddie Rickenbacker achieved his last aerial victory, cementing his status as America's leading World War ...

Anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. has a familiar ring to Connie Young Yu, a Chinese-American author and historian. Her ...

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

US interventions in the region have led to coups, revolutions and what some analysts are now calling illegal extrajudicial ...

"GMA" has given viewers a front-row seat to history and made them laugh before they poured that first cup of coffee.

The very first Halloween celebrations trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which later morphed into All ...