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175 years of the Chicago Tribune: How the newsroom — and city — has evolved since June 10, 18471847: The first copy of the Tribune was published, but no copies of that original exist. They were lost in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
1922: The Tribune Tower design competition was announced as part of the newspaper's 75th birthday celebration. In the words of co-publishers Robert R. McCormick and Joseph Patterson, it was to be 'the world's most beautiful office building.' They offered $100,000 in prize money.
First prize of $50,000 went to New York architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells, who designed a soaring Gothic skyscraper with a spectacular topside treatment.
1961: Bill Veeck, who bought the team in 1959, sold his Chicago White Sox holdings to Arthur Allyn Jr.
Veeck returned as owner in 1975.
The Rolling Stones in Chicago: A timeline of the band's 55-year fascination with the city's blues1964: The Rolling Stones recorded in the United States for the first time, at Chess Records studios in Chicago.
1971: RJ Grunts — the first restaurant from Lettuce Entertain You — opened at 2056 Lincoln Park W., Chicago.
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises: How the Tribune reviewed 50 years of the restaurant group's concept debuts'That might have been one of the worst restaurant names of all time,' Rich Melman, co-founder and chairman of the board of Lettuce Entertain You, told the Tribune in 2021. 'R was for Richard and J was for Jerry. He had a girlfriend Debbie, who was terrific, and her nickname was Piggy. She used to make these guttural sounds when she ate. That's where the name came from, the R and the J and the sound pigs make grunting.'
Also in 1971: Ten people were killed and more than 100 injured when Amtrak's southbound City of New Orleans passenger train derailed near downstate Salem.
5 things you might not know about Chicago native Ted Kaczynski — the 'Unabomber'1980: 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski struck again. Percy A. Wood, United Airlines president and chief operating officer, was injured after opening a book inside a package that had been left in his mailbox at his Lake Forest home. He suffered burns and lacerations to his face, body, left hand and left leg.
In a coded entry in his journal dated Sept. 15, 1980, Kaczynski wrote, 'After complicated preparation I succeeded IN INJURING THE PRES. OF UNITED A.L. BUT HE WAS ONLY ONE OF A VAST ARMY OF PEEPLE WHO directly and indirectly are responsible for the JETS.'
2016: There was fear that Lionel Messi wouldn't play in the Copa América Group D match against Panama at Soldier Field because of a lower back injury. So when he entered during the 61st minute, the crowd erupted in cheers. 'Every time he touched the ball, it was hard to hear yourself think,' the Tribune reported.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Pelé, Hamm, Beckham, Rapinoe, Messi and more. When soccer's big names came to playSeven minutes later, Messi had his first goal for Argentina. Two more followed, for a hat trick, during his short appearance. Argentina won and advanced to the quarterfinals.
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