ON THIS DAY IN 1934, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The biggest iceberg threat in years is drawing extra Coast Guard precautions to protect North Atlantic shipping lanes. Already, Coast Guard ...
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1861: Confederates attacked Fort ...
4/12/1945: President Harry Truman's inauguration. He would make four appointments to the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Vinson, and Justices Burton, Clark, and Minton.