1852: The first direct train from the East arrived in Chicago to the sound of a firing cannon and the sight of an immense ...

(Swain Scalf/Chicago Tribune) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us.

I researched this period for my book, Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival. Hyde Park was the epicenter for folk music culture by the late 1950s ...

The Oakland-born Harris served as California Attorney General and U.S. Senator before making history as the first woman, Black American and South Asian American to serve as U.S. vice president ...

Live from New York it’s Saturday night! Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff were spotted dining at Ralph Lauren’s starry Polo Bar on Saturday night in a room that also included Larry David ...

Biden appears to mix up his gender and race during radio interview ...

Black history is American history and should be taught year-round.” Veronica McCloud, 63, Charleston, S.C. “Some Americas aren’t used to feeling the effects of a president, and especially so ...

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which was the biggest in IMF history, in 2018. In 2019 Lagarde relinquished her responsibilities at the IMF following her nomination to head the European Central Bank. She had held the IMF post ...