On this day in 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began in the barn of Patrick and Catherine O'Leary, and, by the time the blaze died out two days later, a large swath of the city had been devastated and some 300 people killed
Ngalolu suku ngo-1871, iGreat Chicago Fire yaqala esibayeni sikaPatrick noCatherine O'Leary, kwathi ngesikhathi umlilo usuphela ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva, idolobha elikhulu lase licekeleke phansi kwathi abanye abantu abangama-300 babulawa.