Today in History for Feb. 27: ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 27, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

On this day in 2006, the hip-hop world suffered an irreplaceable loss as James Dewitt Yancey—better known as J Dilla—passed away at the age of 32. The visionary Detroit producer lost his battle with ...

1/25/1819: Thomas Jefferson charters the University of Virginia. 176 years later, the Supreme Court would decide Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia (1995).

The “Kings From Queens” dropped their sophomore LP 40 years ago today. On this date in 1985, Joseph Simmons, Daryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell successfully avoided the sophomore jinx some ...