And in one of the most unfortunate coincidences in American history, it happened on the same night as a better-known, yet much smaller, fire—the Great Chicago Fire, which ravaged 3.3 square ...

Stories include rumors about how the Great Chicago Fire really started, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Jimmy Buffet’s rendition of the National Anthem at Wrigley Field, and more.

The flames did not stop until they reached Fullerton Avenue. It of course became known as the Great Chicago Fire. Firsthand accounts of the fire were colorful and horrific. This paragraph is from ...