Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 24, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in Chicago History: Sister Jean’s NCAA bracket busted as Loyola heads to Final Four
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Today in History: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić convicted of genocide
On March 24, 2016, a U.N. war crimes court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić of genocide and nine other charges for orchestrating a campaign of terror that left 100,000 people dead during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia; Karadžić received a sentence of 40 years in prison, later increased to life.
Today in Chicago History: Loyola wins NCAA championship
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 23, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in History: Obama signs the Affordable Care Act
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, a $938 billion health care overhaul.
Chicago historian Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas planning future with DuSable Museum after being laid off by ComEd
Thomas is starting to settle into a new role as the brand ambassador and chief of social media for the Washington Park institution.
Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
An infusion of funding and newly introduced legislation has raised hopes that Lincoln’s New Salem Historic site can be restored.
Today in Chicago History: Evanston approves reparations spending
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 22, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in History: The Beatles release their first album
On March 22, 1963, The Beatles’ debut album, “Please Please Me,” was released in the United Kingdom on the Parlophone record label.
Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don’t yet point to conspiracies
Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 gave curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn’t initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK.
Today in History: Bush announces Iraq invasion
On March 19, 2003, in a televised address, President George W. Bush announced that coalition forces had begun an invasion of Iraq. (Bush would declare victory just over five weeks later in his “Mission Accomplished” speech.)