The website of the Chicago Tribune recently turned 20 years old.
To commemorate the milestone, the Trib published a list of its top 20 web articles/stories over those 20 years.
Some of these are fascinating.........
1. The benefits of not boozing - 3,481,333 page views
2. 'Fast and Furious' star Paul Walker dies in car crash - 3,058,260
3. Michael Jordan gets hitched - 2,329,562
4. Harold Ramis dies - 2,219,558
5. Bernie Sanders arrest photo found in Tribune archives - 2,178,016
6. Ex-Bear quarterback touts medical marijuana - 1,451,233
7. Old report on ALS breakthrough stirs hope on social media - 1,105,839
8. A 9-year-old boy is executed. John Kass asks 'Where's the outrage?' - 1,099,540
9. Miley Cyrus shocks viewers at the 2013 Video Music Awards - 1,021,751
10. 'Green Mile' star Michael Clarke Duncan dies - 912,196
11. Advice on raising a teenage girl - 895,892
12. Gas leak disrupts furry convention at Rosemont hotel - 859,322
13. Florida cop shoots black man on bike - 857,309
14. Chicago school bans lunches brought from home - 807,723
15. Apple shows off bigger, faster iPhone 5 - 790,767
16. Police: Gang members thought boy, 9, was warning rivals and killed him - 781,184
17. Officer charged in Laquan McDonald shooting - 780,444
18. Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag - 768,641
19. Speed a factor in Paul Walker crash - 760,258
20. That giraffe, Facebook riddle thing - 726,822
Get a little backstory on each one here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-tribune-website-20th-anniversary-20160302-story.html
1. The benefits of not boozing - 3,481,333 page views
2. 'Fast and Furious' star Paul Walker dies in car crash - 3,058,260
3. Michael Jordan gets hitched - 2,329,562
4. Harold Ramis dies - 2,219,558
5. Bernie Sanders arrest photo found in Tribune archives - 2,178,016
6. Ex-Bear quarterback touts medical marijuana - 1,451,233
7. Old report on ALS breakthrough stirs hope on social media - 1,105,839
8. A 9-year-old boy is executed. John Kass asks 'Where's the outrage?' - 1,099,540
9. Miley Cyrus shocks viewers at the 2013 Video Music Awards - 1,021,751
10. 'Green Mile' star Michael Clarke Duncan dies - 912,196
11. Advice on raising a teenage girl - 895,892
12. Gas leak disrupts furry convention at Rosemont hotel - 859,322
13. Florida cop shoots black man on bike - 857,309
14. Chicago school bans lunches brought from home - 807,723
15. Apple shows off bigger, faster iPhone 5 - 790,767
16. Police: Gang members thought boy, 9, was warning rivals and killed him - 781,184
17. Officer charged in Laquan McDonald shooting - 780,444
18. Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag - 768,641
19. Speed a factor in Paul Walker crash - 760,258
20. That giraffe, Facebook riddle thing - 726,822
Get a little backstory on each one here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-tribune-website-20th-anniversary-20160302-story.html
Out for now.........
Matt