In Chicago, 1958: 92disastrous Angels

In Chicago, 1958: 92disastrous Angels

Illinois school burns, takes 92 lives on Monday, December 1st, 1958.

Flames kissed the pavement of Our Lady of the Angels School on that chilly Chicago day. Smoke seeped into Europe, America, and Canada. 92 angelic faces slipped away, three nuns too. Like moths to a flame, headlines screamed the tragedy. Pope John XXIII, from The Vatican, expressed his condolences. The burnt school birthed stricter school design standards and fire safety codes. Cue the cleanup on Aisle 1.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Leroy

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