Chicago has hosted more presidential conventions than any other U.S. city, stretching back to 1860 when Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln, but perhaps none was as notorious or as consequential as ...

Red, white and bruising: at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, conflicts within the hall were amplified in violence on Chicago’s streets. AP Images Theodore Roosevelt giving a campaign speech.

We’re one year away from Chicago hosting the next Democratic National Convention — 28 years after it was last here and 56 years after the unforgettable 1968 DNC. It’s the 26th time the city has been ...

One of the hallmarks of a good broadcast journalist is the ability to roll with the proverbial punches during live events. You have to be a good ad-libber and be able to pivot, ready for the ...

Vice President Hubert Humphrey won the Democratic presidential nomination with 1,761 votes to 601 for Sen. Eugene McCarthy. The delegates adopted Humphrey’s platform, which continued President Lyndon ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — This year WFMY News 2 turned 75! So to celebrate, we're opening the WFMY News 2 vault. September 23, 1968, WFMY News 2 and the nation were talking about peace on college campuses.

A visibly new structure in Lincoln Park is actually the physical embodiment of the Episcopalian Church of Our Savior, dating ...

President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race just one month ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago draws an incredible parallel to a previous event that was ...