Front page flashback:<\/strong> June 11, 1971<\/p>\n 1971: <\/strong>Ten people were killed and more than 100 injured when Amtrak\u2019s southbound City of New Orleans passenger train\u00a0derailed<\/a>\u00a0near downstate Salem.<\/p>\n Weather records <\/strong>(from the National Weather Service, Chicago<\/a>)<\/p>\n 175 years of the Chicago Tribune: How the newsroom \u2014 and city \u2014 has evolved since June 10, 1847<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 1847:<\/strong> The first copy<\/a> of the Tribune was published, but no copies of that original exist. They were lost in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.<\/p>\n 1922:<\/strong> The Tribune Tower design competition was announced<\/a> as part of the newspaper\u2019s 75th birthday celebration. In the words of co-publishers Robert R. McCormick and Joseph Patterson, it was to be \u201cthe world\u2019s most beautiful office building.\u201d They offered $100,000 in prize money.<\/p>\n First prize of $50,000 went to New York architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells<\/a>, who designed a soaring Gothic skyscraper with a spectacular topside treatment.<\/p>\n 1961:<\/strong> Bill Veeck<\/a>, who bought the team in 1959<\/a>, sold his Chicago White Sox holdings<\/a> to Arthur Allyn Jr.<\/p>\n Veeck returned as owner<\/a> in 1975.<\/p>\n 1964:<\/strong> The Rolling Stones recorded in the United States for the first time, at Chess Records<\/a> studios in Chicago.<\/p>\n The Rolling Stones in Chicago: A timeline of the band\u2019s 55-year fascination with the city\u2019s blues<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 1971:<\/strong> RJ Grunts<\/a> \u2014 the first restaurant from Lettuce Entertain You \u2014 opened at 2056 N. Lincoln Park West, Chicago.<\/p>\n Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises: How the Tribune reviewed 50 years of the restaurant group\u2019s concept debuts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cThat might have been one of the worst restaurant names of all time,\u201d Rich Melman, co-founder and chairman of the board of Lettuce Entertain You, told the Tribune in 2021. \u201cR was for Richard and J was for Jerry. He had a girlfriend Debbie, who was terrific, and her nickname was Piggy. She used to make these guttural sounds when she ate. That\u2019s where the name came from, the R and the J and the sound pigs make grunting.\u201d<\/p>\n 5 things you might not know about Chicago native Ted Kaczynski \u2014 the \u2018Unabomber\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 1980:<\/strong> \u201cUnabomber\u201d Ted Kaczynski struck again. Percy A. Wood<\/a>, United Airlines president and chief operating officer, was injured after opening a book inside a package that had been left in his mailbox at his Lake Forest home. He suffered burns and lacerations to his face, body, left hand and left leg.<\/p>\n In a coded entry in his journal dated Sept. 15, 1980, Kaczynski wrote, \u201cAfter complicated preparation I succeeded IN INJURING THE PRES. OF UNITED A.L. BUT HE WAS ONLY ONE OF A VAST ARMY OF PEEPLE WHO directly and indirectly are responsible for the JETS.\u201d<\/p>\n 2016:<\/strong> There was fear that Lionel Messi<\/a> wouldn\u2019t play in the Copa Am\u00e9rica Group D match against Panama at Soldier Field because of a lower back injury. So when he entered during the 61st minute, the crowd erupted in cheers. \u201cEvery time he touched the ball, it was hard to hear yourself think,\u201d the Tribune reported.<\/p>\n Vintage Chicago Tribune: Pel\u00e9, Hamm, Beckham, Rapinoe, Messi and more. When soccer\u2019s big names came to play.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Seven minutes later, Messi had his first goal for Argentina. Two more followed, for a hat trick,\u00a0 during his short appearance. Argentina won and advanced to the quarterfinals.<\/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![\"All](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CTC-L-AMTRAK-TRAIN-CRASH-SALEM-1971-01.jpg\")
All 14 cars and four diesel locomotive units of Amtrak’s City of New Orleans passenger train left the tracks on June 10, 1971, as it was traveling more than 90 mph. An early investigation indicated the derailment may have been caused by locked wheels on the lead locomotive unit. Ten people were killed and 102 were injured in the derailment. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n
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On June 10, 1922, the newspaper’s 75th anniversary, the Tribune announced $100,000 in prizes to architects who submitted designs for its office building to be erected on Michigan Avenue. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n![\"Chicago](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CTC-L-CTHIST-White-Sox-274_229063737.jpg\")
Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck during a World Series game at Comiskey Park in October 1959. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)<\/p>\n\n
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Rich Melman, left, gives direction to R.J. Grunts manager Danny Coval in October 1974. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)<\/p>\n\n
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Argentina midfielder Lionel Messi aims for his third goal of the second half against Panama during a Copa America match at Soldier Field on June 10, 2016, in Chicago. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n