In 1871, flames spark in the Chicago barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, igniting a two-day blaze that kills between 200 and 300 people, destroys 17,450 buildings, leaves 100,000 homeless and causes an estimated $200M in damages. Legend has it that a cow kicked over a lantern in the O’Leary barn and started the fire, but other theories hold that humans or even a comet may have been responsible.
In 1941, civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville, South Carolina.
In 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis records "Great Balls of Fire" in Memphis.
In 1970, the Communist delegation in Paris rejects President Richard Nixon’s proposal to end the Vietnam War.
In 2001, the Department of Homeland Security was former.
In 2014, first person in U.S. diagnosed with Ebola dies. (History.com 10/08/23)
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