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SYSK Selects: Did a cow start the Great Chicago Fire?
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In this week's SYSK Select episode, Josh and Chuck find who's probably to blame for the Great Chicago Fire. The newspapers of the day reported that a cow (or perhaps its owner) was responsible for a fire that burned half of Chicago in 1871. Yet in 1997 Mrs. O'Leary and her cow were exonerated.
(5:18) Pillar of Fire
- Note: This is a sculpture that was created on the exact spot the fire started.
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