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What is the origin Chicago's Second City Nickname?
Chicago received the nickname "Second City" in the late nineteenth century after being rebuilt from the great Chicago fire of 1873.
What are 3 historical events that happened in illinois?
St. Valentine's Day Massacre, The Great Chicago fire of 1871, The Chicago Loop Flood.
How did Daniel Sullivan start The Great Chicago fire?
Nobody knows for sure if he DID start the fire, and he has not admitted to it either. He was originally on record as the first person to sound the alarm when the fire started. But later, in court, they decided he couldn't have seen the fire from where he was at the time the fire started. In October 1997, the Chicago City Council recommended that Sullivan be recorded as the person who started the fire, by accident.
What city was rebuilt after an 1871 fire?
chicago
Which party controlled the US Congress during the Vietnam War?
I dont know which party lead congress but these are the presidents. Truman was president when we started sending military aid to the French in 1950. Eisenhower & Kennedy were presidents as U.S. military advisors increased in number during the 1950's & early 1960's. Johnson was the president when the escalation in troops happened in 1965-1968. Nixon was president when the official cease-fire was signed in 1973. Ford was president when Saigon fell in 1975.
Who was the President during the Chicago Fire?
Ulysses S. Grant was the President of the United States in 1871.
What did not burn in the great Chicago fire?
The Water Tower building did not burn during the Great Chicago Fire.
Answers to I survived the great Chicago fire?
don't be in Chicago during a fire
Who was the US President when the Great Chicago Fire happened?
Ulysses S. Grant.
How many were left homeless during the great Chicago fire?
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 took 500 buildings with it, and made over 2,000 people homeless.
What event is commemorated during fire prevention month?
Fire prevention week commemorates the Great Chicago Fire.
How did the Great Chicago Fire end?
The water turned it off. ((GREAT CHICAGO FIRE))
Did the great Chicago fire help rebuild Chicago?
No. The Great Chicago Fire caused the need for the city to rebuild.
How did the Chicago Fire get their name?
It came from the great Chicago fire of 1871
What year is the Chicago fire?
The Great Chicago Fire occurred in October of 1871.
How did Chicago fire start?
The cause of the Great Chicago Fire remains unknown.
How many people died and the great Chicago fire?
The death toll estimate was 300 from the Great Chicago Fire.
