In 1947, a tragic fire at the Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago resulted in the deaths of 92 students and three nuns. The fire broke out on December 1, 1958, but the incident is often associated with the larger context of fire safety inadequacies of the time. The event led to significant changes in fire safety regulations in schools across the United States.
Earlie Fires was born on 1947-03-19.
rebuilt with brick
Denis Hamlett
Louis Howland was born in c. 1889, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Phil Stremmel died December 26, 1947, in Chicago, IL, USA.
Jeff Sweeney died July 4, 1947, in Chicago, IL, USA.
Ike Fisher died February 28, 1947, in Chicago, IL, USA.
Joe Koukalik died January 2, 1947, in Chicago, IL, USA.
Yes, Al Capone, the infamous Chicago gangster, died January 25, 1947. He died a year before Mohandas Ghandi.
Chicago Transit Authority was created on 1947-10-01.
41 people died. And guess what??! Kenneth Ballentyne was the last person to get out of the building! Who is the maker of the ballantynes building!
1947 in Chicago.