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Chicago Tribune Scoops

The Chicago Tribune scored some of the great scoops in newspaper history.

04/21/2022 | Rating NR

The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer

Chicago Tribune Scoops

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The Chicago Tribune scored some of the great scoops in newspaper history.

The Chicago Tribune scored some of the great scoops in newspaper history. Geoffrey Baer explains which big events in American history the paper reported first.

04/21/2022 | Rating NR

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