1997: The Field Museum bought the T. rex named Sue at auction for $8.36 million. It went on display in 2000, and moved into ...

2001 — Barry Bonds sets a new mark for home runs in a single season, hitting Nos. 71 and 72, but San Francisco is eliminated from the playoffs with an 11-10 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The former Steaua Roșie cinema in Cluj-Napoca will reopen as Edison-House of Music, a cultural hub dedicated to music and ...

Historic New York City dishes remain available today, letting locals and visitors taste classic recipes that shaped the ...

The Vankleek Hill Historical Society would like to thank Jean Kronberg and Bodo Schmidt (Norda – The History of the Spice ...

From bungy jumping and climbing mountains to cruising the bays and enjoying its beaches, here are the best things to do in ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 9, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

On October 5, 1914, the first recorded aerial victory occurred when French pilots downed a German Aviatik B.II during WWI.

Today in History for Oct. 19: In 1216, King John of England died after consuming what was described as an excessive number of peaches and too much beer. In 1656, Massachusetts passed a law preventing ...

On October 9, 1919, the Cincinnati Reds won game eight of the 1919 World Series to beat the Chicago White Sox.

On this day 129 years ago, George Washington Carver arrived in Macon County to begin directing Tuskegee Institute's agriculture school.