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Our Lady of Angels Fire
Chicago was once considered the transportation hub of the United States. Many rail lines intersected in Chicago and ironically it is also where the Pullman […]
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Peshtigo, Wisconson. What Do You Know?
“Late one night, when we were all in bed, Mrs. O’Leary lit a lantern in the shed. Her cow kicked it over, Then winked […]
The Hartford Circus Fire 6 July 1944
The Hartford circus fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the […]
The Upstairs Lounge Fire, 24 June 1973
This would be the largest mass-murder and hate crime on the LGBT community in the United States until the recent Orlando shootings. On June 24, […]
The Great Whiskey Fire of 1875, Dublin
One of Dublin’s least recorded tragedies, The Great Whiskey Fire of 18 June 1875. Not only was it a tragic loss of whiskey, but […]
Seminole County, FL Jail Fire, June 9, 1975
11 die in Florida prison fire SANFORD , Fla . ( AP )—Eleven persons, most of them inmates trapped behind bars and screaming for help […]
La Salle Hotel Fire, Chicago
June 5, 1946 A fire broke out in the hotel, killing 61 people, many of them children. The fire began in the Silver Grill Cocktail […]