Flashback:<\/strong> June 18, 2010<\/p>\n 2010:<\/strong> After years of submitting an application and awaiting approvals, the 98-foot-long World War II vessel was intentionally sunk<\/a>\u00a0to the bottom of Lake Michigan to serve as a new destination for divers.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery diver would like to find a ship at the bottom looking like a ship in a bottle, but it\u2019s a long time getting there,\u201d said scuba diving instructor Capt. Jim Gentile. \u201cNow I can\u2019t wait to dive it.\u201d<\/p>\n Vintage Chicago Tribune: Lake Michigan shipwrecks close to the city<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Weather records <\/strong>(from the National Weather Service, Chicago<\/a>)<\/p>\n 1855:<\/strong> Joseph Medill<\/a> and partners bought the Tribune. Daily circulation grew from about 1,400 copies in 1855, to as high as 40,000 during the Civil War, when the paper was a strong supporter of President Lincoln and emancipation.<\/p>\n Flashback: \u2018More dead than alive:\u2019 Chicago Tribune staffers recount how they labored to save their building \u2014 and get the paper out \u2014 during the Great Chicago Fire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Medill kept the Tribune in production during the Great Chicago Fire, then was elected mayor<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1908: <\/strong>Then U.S. Secretary of War William Howard Taft<\/a> was nominated for president on the first ballot \u2014 receiving 702 out of a possible 980 votes \u2014 at the Republican convention<\/a> in Chicago.<\/p>\n From Kamala Harris to Lewis Cass: Who Illinois voters have chosen for president since 1824<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan on Nov. 3, 1908, to become president.<\/p>\n 1990: <\/strong>Hale Irwin, at 45, became the\u00a0oldest man to win the U.S. Open<\/a>\u00a0when he beat Mike Donald in a 19-hole playoff at Medinah\u2019s famed No. 3 championship course. Irwin, who won Opens in 1974 and 1979, and Donald tied with 280 scores after 72 holes. Both pros shot 74s in the 18-hole playoff. Then they went to the No. 1 tee to begin a sudden-death showdown. Irwin birdied the first hole with a 3. Donald parred the hole.<\/p>\n 1996:<\/strong> \u201cUnabomber\u201d Ted Kaczynski \u2014 the Chicago-area native who became a mathematics professor then a recluse \u2014 was indicted in four attacks<\/a>, including mail bombs that killed two men. These were the first charges connecting him with the 18-year-long chain of mail bombings that led to three deaths, 23 injuries and a brief shutdown of air traffic and mail service on the West Coast.<\/p>\n 5 things you might not know about Chicago native Ted Kaczynski \u2014 the \u2018Unabomber\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Kaczynski pleaded guilty<\/a> in 1998 \u2014 almost 20 years after his first pipe bomb exploded \u2014 choosing to spend life in prison rather than be portrayed at trial as mentally ill.<\/p>\n 2015:<\/strong> Thousands of fans in the Soldier Field stands cheered wildly, and danced to team anthem \u201cChelsea Dagger\u201d to celebrate another Stanley Cup championship for the Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2019:<\/strong> The Chicago White Sox announced plans to extend protective netting<\/a> to the foul poles at Rate Field, the first major league team to do so, after two incidents involving foul balls hitting fans \u2014 on May 30<\/a> in Houston, and at Rate Field on June 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n Illinois 250: Sports teams and individuals that have achieved greatness \u2014 or infamy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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![\"MV](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ctc-189075695.jpg\")
MV Buccaneer, a 98-foot-long boat, begins to sink in Lake Michigan, 10 miles east of Burnham Harbor, on June 18, 2010. The sinking of the boat had been planned for two years. (William DeShazer\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n
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Joseph Medill, as he looked in 1880, which marked 26 years of executive association with the Chicago Tribune. In 1874, Medill acquired control of a majority of the newspaper’s stock. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)<\/p>\n\n
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William Howard Taft, from Ohio, was nominated for president on June 18, 1908, at the Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n
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Hale Irwin’s 10-foot putt for birdie on the No. 1 hole in sudden death during the U.S. Open at Medinah on June 18, 1990, was the stuff of dreams \u2014 his own. “I can say now that I had a dream two weeks ago I won the Open. I told my wife about it,” the three-time Open champion said. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n
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Chicago Blackhawks center Andrew Desjardins hoists the Stanley Cup trophy as confetti rains down on the crowd during the Stanley Cup celebration rally on June 18, 2015, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Anthony Souffle\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n![\"Players](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CTC-L-CT-ct-white-sox-marlins-1-05_178606161.jpg\")
Players warm up behind the newly extended safety netting before the Chicago White Sox take on the Miami Marlins on July 22, 2019, at Rate Field in Chicago. (Erin Hooley\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n