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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.
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]
Jul. 7—The annual Junior Livestock Show at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center is the legacy of Spokane's livestock history. Started in 1936, the show honors the top farm animals raised by members ...
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
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 ...
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Members of IChurch from Hickory, N.C. pray with Bob Smith, center, a Trustee of the Old Fort United Methodist Church on Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Old Fort, N.C.