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EPISODE · Nov 28, 2020 · 23 MIN

Episode 205 - Our Lady of the Angels Fire / Tragedy

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Send us Fan MailFor a city long defined by fire, nothing could have prepared Chicago for the tragedy at the Catholic grade school Our Lady of the Angels on December 1, 1958. Chicago Fire Commissioner Robert Quinn may have summed things up most succinctly when he said of the fire at the time, “It was the worst thing I have ever seen or ever will see.”Reference Materials Used For This Episode Include:To Sleep With The Angels by David Cowan and David Kuensterhttps://amzn.to/3f3d4RRLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast ([email protected]):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider ([email protected]) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/Sound from Zapsplat.comSupport the show

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Send us Fan Mail For a city long defined by fire, nothing could have prepared Chicago for the tragedy at the Catholic grade school Our Lady of the Angels on December 1, 1958. Chicago Fire Commissioner Robert Quinn may have summed things up most succinctly when he said of the fire at the time, “It was the worst thing I have ever seen or ever will see.” Reference Materials Used For This Episode Include: To Sleep With The Angels by David Cowan and David Kuenster https://amzn.to/3f3d4RR Love t...

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