Every day has a history tied to it — small moments, big turns, lives changed. What happened on October 17? In 1777, British ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a major confrontation that brought the United States, and the Soviet Union close to war over the ...

Did you know Acacia trees in Africa communicate with each other. They emit gasses to alert other trees to produce the toxin, ...

On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager climbed into the experimental Bell X-1 rocket-propelled aircraft for a test flight over the Mojave Desert.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 13, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...