Chicago History Museum keeps the past alive with Great Chicago Fire relic 02:06. CHICAGO (CBS) -- On the night of Sunday, Oct. 8, 1871, a fire broke out in or near a barn on what we would now call ...

A timeline of early Chicago history. ' Skip To Content. Join the Conversation Funded by. Support ... The Great Fire starts at 9 o'clock Sunday night and burns until early Tuesday morning, ...

On this day in history, Oct. 8, 1871, a terrible fire broke out on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, killing 300 people and leaving a third of the city's population homeless.

The Great Chicago Fire began on Sunday, Oct. 8, 1871, on what we would now call the city's Near West Side. Over two days, it jumped the South Branch of the Chicago River, ...

Carl Smith, professor of history emeritus at Northwestern University, talked about the 1871 fire that destroyed over three square miles of the city of Chicago. This event was part of Chicago's ...

The Great Chicago Fire erupted on Oct. 8, 1871, and burned a large portion of the city until it died out two days later. The fire killed hundreds and destroyed much of the central business district… ...

The Great Chicago Fire was one of the major news stories of the 19th century. On October 8, 1871, a fire started in or near O’Leary’s barn in Chicago. The blaze, which began at about 9 p.m ...

The spark of the Great Chicago Fire, which razed nearly 4 square miles of the city, killed hundreds and left 100,000 more homeless, can be traced with certainty back to Catherine O’Leary’s barn.

Scores of Chicago property records burned in the Great Fire of 1871. Their destruction — and re-creation — might hold lessons for the future. By Sarah Freishtat ...