As California battles the massive Palisades Fire, its sheer size puts the historic Great Chicago Fire of 1871 into ...

The most devastating wildfire in Los Angeles history continues to burn, evoking comparisons to The Great Chicago Fire that ...

Had the Chicago History Museum known what was about to befall America’s second largest city, it might not have scheduled its ...

As Los Angeles faces its latest fire crisis, it must look to the lessons of past urban fires that led to sweeping changes and ...

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As California battles the massive Palisades Fire, its sheer size puts the historic Great Chicago Fire of 1871 into perspective.

One historian says that Michigan’s Great Fire of 1881 in some ways still burns, offering lessons about how to prevent future ...

The many fires burning around Los Angeles are pressing the limits of firefighting.

According to folklore, this hapless bovine kicked the lantern and became the culprit that started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Truth is, we’ll never know who started the Great Chicago Fire ...

Of course, years like 1871 or 1893 stand out for the Great Chicago Fire and the World’s Columbian Exposition. But what about important moments for civil rights and women’s rights? What about ...