The origins of Ashkenazi Jews â that is, Jews with recent ancestry in central and Eastern Europe â is a long-standing controversy.he origins of Ashkenazi Jews â that is, Jews with recent ancestry in central and Eastern Europe â is a long-standing controversy.
19 People Shot in Chicago Last Night. Correlation doesnât equal causation. So while âcommon senseâ tells us that cities with draconian gun control laws suffer from higher levels of gun violence than cities where concealed carry is allowed, we have to resist the urge toâhold on.
On this day in 1871, flames spark in the Chicago barn of Patrick and Catherine OâLeary, igniting a two-day blaze that kills between 200 and 300 people, destroys 17,450 buildings, leaves 100,000 homeless and causes an estimated $200 million (in 1871 dollars; $3 billion in 2007 dollars) in damages.