Though the U.S. honors workers in September — with Labor Day, which also has Chicago roots — the May 1886 events are commemorated in Chicago by a memorial on Desplaines Street, north of Randolph ...

It is also the birthday of former Celtic big man Ramon Rivas, born in Carolina, Puerto Rico in 1966. He would play his NCAA ...

If we accept this law, we must narrow down the responsibility for the havoc done to all mankind to a single individual who has predetermined the whole history ... born in New York City on this day ...

This Day in History. On this day in history, May 28, 1887, one of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, was born ...

Paul Pierce had his 'wheelchair' game in Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals, Marcus Thornton was born, and Mike Bloom left us.

ON THIS DAY IN 1906, the Brooklyn Daily ... Quotable: “It is through the lens of history that we should view the conflicts of today, and so give us hope for tomorrow.” ...

Clarence Walker was one of the most influential Baptist pastors — not just in Kentucky, but in all the Southland.

What Happened? On Nov. 25, 1835, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was born. Where The Market Was: Carnegie's birth predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Carnegie's Legacy ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., who reimagined the potential of human achievement before a worldwide audience when he walked on the moon, was born on this day in history ...

Madonna — considered one of the most recognizable and successful pop stars in America beginning in the 1980s and '90s — was born into a ... on this day in history, Aug. 16, 1958.

When you look back on NBA history ... main reasons today’s generation of stars are playing the game of basketball, Kobe Bryant was more than just a basketball player. On this day in 1978 ...