The great fire

Great Chicago Fire| If you had ancestors living in the city of Chicago, Illinois in 1871, they were surely affected by the events of Sunday, October 8 through the 10th in that year. That rather hot day for October, was when a fire started on the O'Leary property on DeKoven Street about 9 p.m. There have been many theories as to what started the fire including the O'Leary cow in their barn knock over an oil lamp, but to this day people are unsure. #GreatChicagoFire #history

On 2 September 1666 a great fire rampaged in the medieval city of London. 350 years on here's some well known and lesser known facts about the devastating fire.

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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 diorama in Chicago History Museum.

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