On April 10, 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks.
Today in History: Northern Ireland peace talks conclude
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Today in History: Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles
On April 9, 2005, Britain’s Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall.
Today in History: Ryan White, teen whose battle with AIDS drew national attention, dies at 18
On April 8, 1990, Ryan White, the teenager whose battle with AIDS drew national attention and led to greater understanding and de-stigmatization of those suffering from the disease, died in Indianapolis at age 18.
Today in Chicago History: The last total solar eclipse Illinois will see for decades
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 8, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in History: First modern Olympic games held
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece.
Today in Chicago History: Locals drink up as Prohibition ends
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 6, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in Chicago History: Dick Portillo opens a hot dog stand in Villa Park
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 5, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in History: Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
On April 5, 1614, Pocahontas, the daughter of Tsenacommacah chief Powhatan, married Englishman John Rolfe, a widower, in the Virginia Colony.
Today in History: Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft
On April 4, 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Heidi Stevens: For those of us hungry for hope, Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech offered a glimpse
Segregationist Strom Thurmond’s senate-speech record was broken by Booker, a man whose rights he fought to deny.