Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. On the first day of unrest, the Tribune ...
1920 — Man o’ War wins the Belmont Stakes, which was run at 1 3/8-miles, in 2:14 1/5. He shatters the world record by 3 1/5 seconds and sets the American dirt-course record for that distance. 1930 — ...