Today in History for Nov. 21: In 1766, the first theatre in the U.S. -- the "Southfork" -- opened in Philadelphia. In 1783, the first free flight was made by two men who rose 100 metres above Paris in ...

Texas Tech surges to No. 5 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, positioning the Red Raiders for a potential first ...

Heimlich writes that since he first described the technique he has heard of 162 people whose lives were saved.” “What has ...

On Nov. 14, 1910, Eugene B. Ely became the first aviator to take off from a ship as his Curtiss “Pusher” biplane lifted off ...

President Trump signed the bill into law in the Oval Office after the House voted to pass the funding measure earlier in the evening.

1913 — Notre Dame meets Army for the first time and comes away with a 35-13 win behind Gus Dorias’ 14-of-17 passing for 243 yards.

Fed announces end to balance sheet winddown on December 1 Fed aims to keep markets with enough liquidity to maintain interest rate control Fed's Powell acknowledges Fed will soon have to expand ...

For any newcomers joining us, here’s how to play Quordle: Just start typing in words. You have four five-letter words to guess and nine attempts to find them all. The catch is that you play all four ...

1943 — The Green Bay Packers grab nine interceptions, seven off Frank Sinkwich, in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. 1948 — Chicago’s Bill Blackburn returns two interceptions for touchdowns to ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1970: Gene Lewis was fatally shot in ...

1923: A special bond election overwhelming approved the funds to build a highway to the mainland. 1960: A five-hour benefit for the Monroe County Cerebral Palsy Association was broadcast throughout ...

On this day in 1885, Hortense Victoria Reynier, future matriarch of the Walker family of Placerita Canyon, was born, linking two of the Santa Clarita Valley’s founding pioneer families. The daughter ...