That would be the Chicago Cubs who have played in Chicago since 1876.
Conditions were perfect for a fire. The land was dry. On the same day as the Peshtago Fire in Wisconsin that burned a large amount of Wisconsin, Chicago too had a fire. Four square miles of the city was destroyed and as many as three hundred people lost their lives.
Chicago & New York
In North America the Peshtigo Fire in 1871 holds the record at 1700 estimated dead. Same day as the great Chicago fire.
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I was watching on tv what would happen with an asteroid strike in any part of the world. One segment of the program centered on how the fire in Peshtigo may have happened. Because of fires that were going on at he same time, the great chicago fire a meteor may have exploded in the sky causing fires in several states at the same time.
a cow kicked over a lantern and it destroyed nearly every home and business in the city. almost 100,000 people were left homeless. more than 300 people died. twenty thousand buildings were destroyed. one of the buildings to survive the fire was the Old Chicago Water Tower.
Chicago is spelled the same in French as it is in English. However, in French, it is pronounced as "she-kah-GO."
The New York Knickerbockers were the first BASEBALL team to wear a uniform ... there is a basketball team in New York by the same name ...
The nearest major airport is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW / KMDW). This airport has international and domestic flights and is about nine (9) miles by car from the center of town. Chicago O'Hare International is about 19 driving miles from the center of Chicago.
Basically non combustible and fire resistive are the same. Difference is non combustible has steel frame members that are unprotected or limited protected. Fire resistive has protected steel frame members with a fire rated material such as concrete.
Chicago is the largest city in Illinois.