Grand View Mausoleum, built in 1930, is a historic site in Alton Cemetery, housing notable figures and civic leaders.

On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began; more than 300 people died and more than 17,000 structures were destroyed ...

In 1990, Tennessee Ernie Ford was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Also in 1990, singer Eddie Vedder arrived in Seattle to audition for a band that would become Pearl Jam.

Actor Paul Hogan is 85. Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson is 83. Comedian Chevy Chase is 81. Author R.L. Stine is 81. Actor Sigourney Weaver is 75. Musician Robert ...