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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 75 years ago today German u-boat U-505 was captured by the Allies, specifically by a Chicagoan. Boarding it is a right of passage for generations of Chicagoans thanks to the Museum of Science and Industry. Larry Potash has the backstory on this Chicago treasure. For more great Chicago backstories, check out WGNtv.com/Backstory, and catch an all-new Backstory this Sunday night at 8:30 on WGN. | WGN TV

"From the carrier's bridge it looked for all the world like a rodeo with a cowboy trying to rope a wild horse." - Captain Daniel V. Gallery On this day in 1944, during World War II, a U.S. Navy Task Group successfully captured a German U-boat. Capturing the U-505 submarine, instead of destroying it, provided the Allies with confidential German information. Today, you can visit the real U-505 submarine in a captivating exhibit. http://bit.ly/1TTnuWe | Griffin Museum of Science and Industry