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heat. Flaming hunks of wood flew across the forest, setting more fires miles away," saying that there were more fires being started because of this huge fire. The article also talked about the Great Chicago fire, even though less people died, it was more famous than the Peshtigo fire because Chicago was a more famous city than Peshtigo was. The effects that fires…

On October 8, 1871 a fire broke out that caused much misfortune and destruction to the city of Chicago. While the true cause of the fire is unknown, there are things that are well documented such as some reasons why the fire got so big so quickly, the effects the fire had, and the aftermath of the fire. The Great Chicago Fire was a large fire that burned out of control because many mistakes were made that lead to horrible consequences that would bring many changes to the society. One of the…

Something so little changes into a huge major disaster, ruining the city of Chicago. Before this event the climate was very dry leading to hazards in the night. The Chicago Fire of 8171, occurred from October 8 to October 10th in or around a barn located O’Leary at 137 DeKoven Street on the property of Patrick and Catherine. Nothing was known to happen before this significant accident. Research shows that a cow kicked over a lantern in the barn, this lantern was on spreading the fire very…

In “The Big Burn” by Timothy Egan, the story revolves around the wildfire of 1910 that completely destroyed the whole town of Wallace and the people who fought for the sake of the blaze. This wildfire was the biggest, not the deadliest, in the history of the United States. Numerous people have sacrificed their lives in the service of the great fire in order to fight and preserve their people and town. However, the contribution of the 25th Infantry, known as the Buffalo soldiers, was the greatest…

When someone mentions the Great Chicago Fire most people just think of the cow that tipped over the oil lantern, but there was really a lot more to it. 18,000 wood buildings were destroyed, 100,000 people were left homeless, and 120 bodies were found but it is estimated that about 300 people died. There is a debate about whether or not the fire left a negative or positive impact in the long run. The negative effects were all the damage done to the city, the amount of people left homeless, and…

The Great fire of Toronto (1904) was great fire that destroyed a large section of Downtown Toronto with damage estimated around $10 million. In total, over 250 firefighters helped fight the fire and used between 9.5 and 11 million litres of water. There were five injuries, including Fire Chief John Thompson who broke his leg in a fall. Fortunately, no lives were lost but the fire, which lasted for about 9 hours. This disaster will be remembered as a significant moment in Toronto history.…

The Chicago Fire of 1871 Introduction The Chicago fire of 1871 was a very devastating and controversial event. A lot of things contributed to the fire in Chicago. These many factors were the drought and lack of rain the town had been having for 100 days before the fire. It was such a controversial event, because of how many people think it started. Some thought it was because of the lack of rain and dry weather. Others thought it started because of Mrs. O’Leary’s cow. Few people thought that…

Before this painting he was all but ignored. None of Wood’s other paintings were ever as successful as American Gothic. Soon after he submitted American Gothic into the Art Institute of Chicago for a competition and the painting won the Norman Wait Harris bronze medal. The Institute then purchased the painting for $300. This was Wood’s first big art sell and his first prize for any work he had done. American Gothic was soon being copied…

The city of Chicago was still. It was Game 7 of the World Series, and the Cleveland Indians were hosting the Chicago Cubs. 108 years of pain and sadness could be wiped away. Everyone was somewhere, ready to watch one of the biggest games of baseball to ever be played. I was at a watch party with a bunch of diehard Cub fans. Now I was by far a big fan myself, but I had kept track of the postseason run, and I knew how big this game was to my friends. Before the game even started, it was clear to…

The Chicago Cubs have a gigantic history. It would be reasonably hard to talk about all of it.The Cubs organization have existed for a hundred and forty-six years. They reside on the north side of Chicago, in Wrigley Field ,their stadium. They compete in the MLB or Major League Baseball. They went through many transformations from the year they started. They went to many World Series, but didn’t win most of them. This essay is about the history of the Chicago Cubs. Early Cubs History- In 1870,…