Weather records <\/strong>(from the National Weather Service, Chicago<\/a>)<\/p>\n 1916:<\/strong> Chick Evans<\/a> won the U.S. Open. His score of 286<\/a> set a record that stood 20 years.<\/p>\n On the evening he won the Open at Minikahda in Minnesota, Evans did something more significant than any of his feats on the links. Encouraged by his mother, he decided to remain an amateur and put any prize money he would have received as a pro into a trust fund to provide college scholarships for deserving and needy caddies.<\/p>\n In a career spanning more than four decades, Evans won 54 championships, including the Open and U.S. Amateur \u2014 both in 1916.<\/p>\n 1940:<\/strong> The Brenda Starr<\/a> comic strip debuted in the Tribune.<\/p>\n Tribune Media Services ended<\/a> the daily drama of the red-headed reporter in early 2011.<\/p>\n 1947:<\/strong> The first scheduled around-the-world passenger flight<\/a> stopped briefly at Chicago\u2019s Midway International Airport. Pan Am Airways President Juan Trippe presented Mayor Martin Kennelly with a Chicago flag that was part of the journey.<\/p>\n 1972:<\/strong> Jesse Jackson and Chicago Ald. William Singer unseated<\/a> Mayor Richard J. Daley\u2019s delegate slate at the Democratic convention in Miami.<\/p>\n Vintage Chicago Tribune: 50th anniversary of Secretariat\u2019s \u2018runaway\u2019 race at Arlington Park in 1973<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 1973:<\/strong> Secretariat<\/a> made his only appearance at Arlington Park. Fresh off his Triple Crown victories, \u201cBig Red\u201d destroyed his field in the Arlington Invitational.<\/p>\n 1988:<\/strong> Chicago White Sox owners were prepared to\u00a0move the team<\/a> to St. Petersburg, Florida. But several minutes past a midnight deadline, and with some arm-twisting by Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson, the Illinois General Assembly passed an amended stadium bill that ensured the White Sox would stay in Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2014:<\/strong> A single storm system brought 30 tornadoes<\/a>, including 18 in the National Weather Service\u2019s Chicago warning area, with winds as fast as 86 mph, dropping as much as 4 inches of rain in 24 hours. The storm knocked out power to 225,000 Commonwealth Edison customers.<\/p>\n \u2018It almost sounded like a hurricane\u2019: Derecho weather events in the Chicago area since 1965<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The system also introduced some to the term \u201cderecho,\u201d a wind storm that stretched more than 240 miles, punctuated by wind gusts of more than 55 mph. But this storm<\/a> actually contained a double derecho. Official said at the time there had been another double derecho in Chicago in 2010. What made the 2014 double derecho<\/a> even stranger was that the second wave was stronger than the first; it\u2019s generally the other way around.<\/p>\n Want more vintage Chicago?<\/p>\n Subscribe to the free\u00a0Vintage Chicago Tribune<\/a>\u00a0newsletter, join our\u00a0Chicagoland history Facebook group,<\/a> stay current with Today in Chicago History<\/a> and follow us on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for more from Chicago\u2019s past.<\/p>\n Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune? Share it with Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather at krumore@chicagotribune.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0mmather@chicagotribune.com<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\n
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Brenda Starr and other comics debuted in the Tribune’s comics magazine on June 30, 1940. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CTC-L-CTHIST-CTHIST-AOQ-033-CT_F_226344061.jpg\")
The Rev. Jesse Jackson yells to the chairman to demand a vote while on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Miami on July 11, 1972. Jackson was part of a group that managed to prevent a number of Illinois delegates controlled by Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley from being seated. (Dave Nystrom and Ron Bailey\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n
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A Florida lending corporation offered the White Sox a $10 million loan to move to St. Petersburg but White Sox fans show what they think of the offer on April 4, 1988. (Phil Greer\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CTC-L-met-storm-0701_185481321.jpg\")
The first of two bands of severe thunderstorms descends June 30, 2014, on Chicago. The National Weather Service reported heavy rains and wind gusts over 70 mph. The storms snarled traffic and led to hundreds of airline cancellations and delays. (E. Jason Wambsgans\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n