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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Today in Chicago History: Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb commit ‘perfect murder' in killing of Bobby Franks
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 21, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 92 degrees (1977) Low temperature: 31 degrees (2002) Precipitation: 1.96 inches (2018) Snowfall: Trace (1969) 1924: Friends Nathan 'Babe' Leopold Jr. and Richard 'Dickie' Loeb — the pampered sons of prominent Kenwood families — killed Robert 'Bobby' Franks after they offered him a ride home from school. To the public, Franks' death appeared to have been orchestrated for money and for thrill. But the two brilliant masterminds behind the crime simply referred to it as a 'perfect murder' — for which they believed they could outsmart the authorities and would never stand trial. After they dumped the boy's body near Wolf Lake in Indiana, they confessed to the murder and were brought to trial for what became the 'crime of the century.' 1927: Aviator Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris at 10:21 p.m. after flying for 33 hours and 29 minutes from New York. It was the first nonstop transatlantic flight executed by one person. 'Am I in Paris?' were Lindbergh's first words as he was dragged out of the cockpit of his plane, 'The Spirit of St. Louis.' 'You're here,' Tribune reporter Henry Wales — the first to greet the pilot — said. 1943: The Chicago White Sox won the fastest nine-inning game in American League history under the lights at Comiskey Park. The Sox beat the Washington Senators 1-0 in 1 hour and 29 minutes. The fastest complete game in MLB history lasted just 51 minutes. 2017: A jewel-encrusted Asprey & Co. mystery clock, valued at $425,000, was stolen from an antiques exhibition at Merchandise Mart. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past. Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune? Share it with Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather at krumore@ and mmather@
Chicago Tribune
21-05-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Today in Chicago History: Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb commit ‘perfect murder' in killing of Bobby Franks
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 21, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1924: Friends Nathan 'Babe' Leopold Jr. and Richard 'Dickie' Loeb — the pampered sons of prominent Kenwood families — killed Robert 'Bobby' Franks after they offered him a ride home from school. To the public, Franks' death appeared to have been orchestrated for money and for thrill. But the two brilliant masterminds behind the crime simply referred to it as a 'perfect murder' — for which they believed they could outsmart the authorities and would never stand trial. After they dumped the boy's body near Wolf Lake in Indiana, they confessed to the murder and were brought to trial for what became the 'crime of the century.' 1927: Aviator Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris at 10:21 p.m. after flying for 33 hours and 29 minutes from New York. It was the first nonstop transatlantic flight executed by one person. 'Am I in Paris?' were Lindbergh's first words as he was dragged out of the cockpit of his plane, 'The Spirit of St. Louis.' 'You're here,' Tribune reporter Henry Wales — the first to greet the pilot — said. 1943: The Chicago White Sox won the fastest nine-inning game in American League history under the lights at Comiskey Park. The Sox beat the Washington Senators 1-0 in 1 hour and 29 minutes. The fastest complete game in MLB history lasted just 51 minutes. 2017: A jewel-encrusted Asprey & Co. mystery clock, valued at $425,000, was stolen from an antiques exhibition at Merchandise Mart. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
On This Day, May 20: Pennsylvania Avenue closed to traffic in front of White House
On this date in history: In 526, up to 300,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Syria and Antioch. In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted a patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from New York in his single-engine monoplane, "The Spirit of St. Louis," bound for Paris. While he winged his way across the Atlantic, his mother taught her chemistry class at Cass Technical High School as usual. In 1940, German forces punched through the Allied lines in Abbeville, France, to reach the English Channel. The Battle of Abbeville one week later culminated in the evacuation of Dunkirk. In 1969, in one of the more infamous and bloody battles of the Vietnam War, U.S. troops seized Dong Ap Bia mountain, commonly known as Hamburger Hill. In 1974, Judge John Sirica ordered U.S. President Richard Nixon to turn over tapes and other records of 64 White House conversations on the Watergate affair. In 1989, Chinese Premier Li Peng declared martial law in Beijing in response to heightened student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. In 1995, President Bill Clinton permanently closed Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House after more than 200 years of mostly unimpeded traffic. In 2002, East Timor, a small Pacific Coast nation, gained independence from Indonesia. It is called Timor Leste. In 2013, a tornado struck the Moore, Okla., area near Oklahoma City, killing 24 people, injuring more than 300 and destroying many buildings, including two elementary schools. In 2018, King Mswati III announced he was changing the name of his country, Swaziland, to eSwatini, which means "land of the Swazis." In 2024, a New Zealand auction house sold a single feather from an extinct huia bird for $28,417, making it the most expensive feather in history. The bird, the last recorded sighting of which was in 1907, was considered sacred by the Māori people.
UPI
20-05-2025
- Politics
- UPI
On This Day, May 20: Pennsylvania Avenue closed to traffic in front of White House
1 of 5 | Military personnel practice marching on Pennsylvania Avenue for the inauguration ceremony in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 18, 2021. On May 20, 1995, President Bill Clinton permanently closed Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House after more than 200 years of mostly unimpeded traffic. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo On this date in history: In 526, up to 300,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Syria and Antioch. In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted a patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from New York in his single-engine monoplane, "The Spirit of St. Louis," bound for Paris. While he winged his way across the Atlantic, his mother taught her chemistry class at Cass Technical High School as usual. In 1940, German forces punched through the Allied lines in Abbeville, France, to reach the English Channel. The Battle of Abbeville one week later culminated in the evacuation of Dunkirk. In 1969, in one of the more infamous and bloody battles of the Vietnam War, U.S. troops seized Dong Ap Bia mountain, commonly known as Hamburger Hill. In 1974, Judge John Sirica ordered U.S. President Richard Nixon to turn over tapes and other records of 64 White House conversations on the Watergate affair. UPI File Photo In 1989, Chinese Premier Li Peng declared martial law in Beijing in response to heightened student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. In 1995, President Bill Clinton permanently closed Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House after more than 200 years of mostly unimpeded traffic. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI In 2002, East Timor, a small Pacific Coast nation, gained independence from Indonesia. It is called Timor Leste. In 2013, a tornado struck the Moore, Okla., area near Oklahoma City, killing 24 people, injuring more than 300 and destroying many buildings, including two elementary schools. In 2018, King Mswati III announced he was changing the name of his country, Swaziland, to eSwatini, which means "land of the Swazis." In 2024, a New Zealand auction house sold a single feather from an extinct huia bird for $28,417, making it the most expensive feather in history. The bird, the last recorded sighting of which was in 1907, was considered sacred by the Māori people.
