On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 24, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The old water tank, circa 1870, that on ...

Chuck Berry poses in August 2008 in front of his old home at 3137 Whittier Street. Upon arriving at the house where Berry lived in the 1950s, he commented that he paid about $4,000 for the home. The ...

We all know that music and culture at large would be completely different if it wasn’t for The Beatles. From establishing the standards of how pop and rock songs are written, to realising the ...

Today in Boston Celtics history, Chuck Cooper was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1926. Cooper played his NCAA basketball at West Virginia State and then after, Duquesne, his time at the former ...

Although ‘Johnny B. Goode’ and ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ are widely deemed Chuck Berry’s most significant singles, in terms of what it represents, his 1955 Chess Records debut, ‘Maybellene’, cannot be ...

Tito Ortiz thought he was ‘great friends’ with Chuck Liddell before their three-fight series. The legendary light heavyweight duo were sparring partners at the start of their epic MMA careers. Chuck ...

A fictitious name statement certified a men’s clothing and haberdashery business in Palm Springs in April 1955. The store was named “Chuck Walters Presents” in an amusing double entendre. Explained ...

Berry tells the story of a teenage marriage and the struggles of a young couple trying to make ends meet. The wedding takes place in New Orleans, and when Pierre finds a job, he and his madame fill ...

A new arena record has been set after 51 years at Cheyenne Frontier Days thanks to bareback rider Kade Berry. The record was set back by three-time CFD champion Joe Alexander in 1974. Berry upset the ...