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.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 8, according to the Tribune’s archives.
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 6, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 5, according to the Tribune’s archives.
On April 5, 1614, Pocahontas, the daughter of Tsenacommacah chief Powhatan, married Englishman John Rolfe, a widower, in the Virginia Colony.
On April 4, 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Segregationist Strom Thurmond’s senate-speech record was broken by Booker, a man whose rights he fought to deny.
On April 3, 1974, an outbreak of tornadoes began hitting wide parts of the South and Midwest before jumping across the border into Canada; 148 tornadoes caused more than 300 fatalities in what became known as the 1974 Super Outbreak.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 2, according to the Tribune’s archives.