Today in History: Trial of the Chicago Eight begins
- Posted on September 24, 2026
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Today in History: Trial of the Chicago Eight begins
On Sept. 24, 1969, the trial of the Chicago Eight, later the Chicago Seven, began. (Five were later convicted of crossing state lines to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic convention, but the convictions were ultimately overturned.)
