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The Chicago Union Stock Yards fire of 1934 was the second-most destructive fire in the city's history, after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, in terms of property damage and buildings lost. [1] The Union Stock Yards of Chicago , Illinois in the United States were, at the time, the commercial butchering and meatpacking center of the Midwest .
Memorial to victims of the 1910 fire Aftermath of the 1934 fire The first Chicago Union Stock Yards fire started on December 22, 1910, destroying $400,000 of property and killing twenty-one firemen, including the Fire Marshal James J. Horan.
Chicago Union Stock Yards fire may refer to: Chicago Union Stock Yards fire (1910) , 21 firefighters and 3 civilians killed Chicago Union Stock Yards fire (1934) , second-most destructive Chicago fire in terms of property loss
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The aftermath of the 1934 Chicago Union Stock Yards' fire. On 22 July 1934, John Dillinger was shot by the FBI in the alley next to the Biograph Theater. [19] On January 19, 1935, Coopers Inc. sold the world's first briefs. In 1935, Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago was awarded the very first Heisman Trophy. [20]
Chicago’s homicide victims in 2024 are often young, Black and male. Most homicide victims in Chicago died as the result of gunshot wounds. Sources: City of Chicago; Tribune reporting and archives
Eleven people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. Most of those who lost their lives were elderly worshippers who had gathered on the Jewish Sabbath for a ...
Temperatures at or above the century mark are a rarity in Chicago. Yet, 100 degrees was recorded on Thursday for the first time in more than a decade at O’Hare International Airport, the city ...