Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 30, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The May 8, 1926, edition of the ...

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at “This Day In History.” On this day in 1993, a moment that changed the internet forever. Cern released the ...

Highlights from April 30 in local history include church honors, a major counterfeit goods bust, demolition for a new jail, downtown renovation plans, church gifts, business openings, and spelling bee ...

The crowds had been filing through the ticket lanes since 8 a.m. Five hours later, an ensemble led by bandleader John Philip Sousa burst with patriotic fanfare. Far away in the White House, President ...

July 4, 1973 - Seward was designated “Nebraska’s Official Fourth of July City” by Governor J. James Exon in 1973. Independence Day celebrations started a day early in 1901, when a display of fireworks ...

Today is Thursday, April 30, 2026. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: In 1926, George Huff, beloved director of athletics at the University of Illinois since 1901 and a former ...