Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 5, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in Chicago History: ‘Princess Di arrived in Chi and the town went gaga’
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Today in History: Dr. Jack Kevorkian carries out his first publicly assisted suicide
On June 4, 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian carried out his first publicly assisted suicide, helping Janet Adkins, a 54-year-old Alzheimer’s patient from Portland, Oregon, end her life in Oakland County, Michigan.
Today in Chicago History: German sub U-505 — now housed at Museum of Science and Industry — captured by US Navy
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 4, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in History: Zoot Suit riots
On June 3, 1943, an altercation between U.S. Navy sailors and young Mexican Americans on the streets of Los Angeles led to several days of clashes known as the Zoot Suit Riots, during which white mobs attacked Mexican Americans across the city, injuring more than 150.
Officials, community mull future of Oak Brook’s endangered Fordon horse barn
A historic horse barn in Oak Brook that is owned by the Oak Brook Park District faces an uncertain future as community leaders determine whether to repurpose, relocate or demolish the structure. What initially was a very local issue drew heightened regional awareness in early May when the nonprofit preservation group Landmarks Illinois placed the […]
Today in History: Timothy McVeigh convicted
On June 2, 1997, Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder by a federal jury in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 people. (McVeigh would be sentenced to death and was executed in 2001.)
Rand McNally maps helped travelers find their way
In the pre-Internet era, Rand McNally road atlases were an essential part of planning a family vacation.
Today in History: CNN makes its debut
On June 1, 1980, Cable News Network, the first 24-hour television news channel, made its debut.
Today in Chicago History: Same-sex couples receive marriage licenses for the first time in Illinois
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 1, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in History: Tulsa Race Massacre begins
On May 31, 1921, a two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the affluent Black district of Greenwood over reports a Black man had assaulted a white woman in an elevator; though the exact number remains unknown, as many as 300 Black Tulsans were killed during the riot.