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October 9, 1871
On October 9, 1871, newspapers across the country reported about something that started the night before in Chicago. It was NOT a good thing. However, as we learn from additional history, it might have been silly song lyrics that made it such a famous event, taking the attention away from another bad thing that happened on the exact same day. Confused yet? Listen to this episode and you'll have it all figured out.
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“Advertisement for Fire Insurance (Page 3).” Bangor Whig and Courier (Bangor, Maine), October 9, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“Cheer Up.” The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), October 11, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“The Chicago Fire of 1871 and the 'Great Rebuilding'.” National Geographic Society. Accessed April 19, 2021. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/chicago-fire-1871-and-great-rebuilding/print/#:~:text=By%20Mary%20Schons&text=On%20October%208%2C%201871%2C%20a,of%20the%20city's%20population%20homeless.
“The Edsall Tragedy.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), October 8, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“Gold Hill, Nevada.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, May 2, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Hill,_Nevada.
“Latest News By Telegraph: The Great Chicago Fire!” The Daily Evening Express (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), October 9, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
Leonard, Will. “Will Leonard Column.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), October 9, 1971. www.newspapers.com.
“Make Them Resign.” The Scranton Republican (Scranton, Pennsylvania), October 5, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“Massive Fire Burns in Wisconsin.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 13, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massive-fire-burns-in-wisconsin.
“Overland Dispatches: Special to the Gold Hill News.” Gold Hill Daily News (Gold Hill, Nevada), October 9, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“The Ruined City.” The Great Chicago Fire & The Web of Memory. Accessed April 19, 2021. https://www.greatchicagofire.org/ruined-city/.
“Two Pennsylvania Judges.” The Daily Evening Express (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), October 9, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
US Department of Commerce, NOAA. “The Peshtigo Fire.” National Weather Service. NOAA's National Weather Service, November 19, 2015. https://www.weather.gov/grb/peshtigofire.
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On October 9, 1871, newspapers across the country reported about something that started the night before in Chicago. It was NOT a good thing. However, as we learn from additional history, it might have been silly song lyrics that made it such a famous event, taking the attention away from another bad thing that happened on the exact same day. Confused yet? Listen to this episode and you'll have it all figured out.
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“Advertisement for Fire Insurance (Page 3).” Bangor Whig and Courier (Bangor, Maine), October 9, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“Cheer Up.” The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), October 11, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“The Chicago Fire of 1871 and the 'Great Rebuilding'.” National Geographic Society. Accessed April 19, 2021. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/chicago-fire-1871-and-great-rebuilding/print/#:~:text=By%20Mary%20Schons&text=On%20October%208%2C%201871%2C%20a,of%20the%20city's%20population%20homeless.
“The Edsall Tragedy.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), October 8, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“Gold Hill, Nevada.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, May 2, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Hill,_Nevada.
“Latest News By Telegraph: The Great Chicago Fire!” The Daily Evening Express (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), October 9, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
Leonard, Will. “Will Leonard Column.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), October 9, 1971. www.newspapers.com.
“Make Them Resign.” The Scranton Republican (Scranton, Pennsylvania), October 5, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“Massive Fire Burns in Wisconsin.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 13, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massive-fire-burns-in-wisconsin.
“Overland Dispatches: Special to the Gold Hill News.” Gold Hill Daily News (Gold Hill, Nevada), October 9, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“The Ruined City.” The Great Chicago Fire & The Web of Memory. Accessed April 19, 2021. https://www.greatchicagofire.org/ruined-city/.
“Two Pennsylvania Judges.” The Daily Evening Express (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), October 9, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
US Department of Commerce, NOAA. “The Peshtigo Fire.” National Weather Service. NOAA's National Weather Service, November 19, 2015. https://www.weather.gov/grb/peshtigofire.
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