[DOC] [TLE] jeopardy/1206_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub [PAR] FIRE DRILL | In October 1871 fire destroyed most of this city's buildings erected 
in the previous half century | Chicago. right: Jim. Wrong: Value: $100. Number: 6. [DOC] [TLE] Great Chicago Fire - Wikipedia [PAR] The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, 
to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871. The fire killed up to 300 people, destroyed 
roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) .... Eventually, the city determined that the fire 
destroyed an area about 4 miles (6 km) long and averaging 34 mile (1 km) wide,
... [DOC] [TLE] The Great Chicago Fire - United States History [PAR] The fire of October 1871 might have been a blessing in disguise for a city that 
wanted ... And then Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked off one of the most talked-about ... 
past year and 20 the previous week; the fire department was woefully 
understaffed. ... a fire in O'Leary's barn and eventually spread out to destroy the 
city of Chicago. [DOC] [TLE] October 8, 1871: The Night America Burned - io9 [PAR] Mar 29, 2012 ... The Great Chicago Fire is the most famous inferno in American history. ... of 
slipshod urban firing and too many flammable building materials. ... 8 to the 
morning of October 10, killing about 300 and destroying over three ... of a major 
city, the Peshtigo Fire burned throughout the wild forest of rural Wisconsin. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Fire destroys much of Chicago - Oct 08, 1871 - HISTORY ... [PAR] Most people think of Chicago as a midwestern city, and geographically it 
obviously is. ... have once led to Rome, by the late 19th century all railroads led to 
Chicago. Although the Great Fire of 1871 destroyed Chicago's downtown, it left 
most of ... people, destroys 17,450 buildings, leaves 100,000 homeless and 
causes an... [DOC] [TLE] Great Chicago Fire begins - Oct 08, 1871 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Great Chicago Fire begins on Oct 08, 1871. ... In 1997, the 
Chicago City Council exonerated Mrs. O'Leary and her cow. .... to kill 250 people, 
leave 100,000 people homeless and destroy thousands of buildings. ... An 
estimated 70,000 peoplenearly half of them childrenwere killed and 70,000 
more... [DOC] [TLE] Chicago fire of 1871 | American history | Britannica.com [PAR] Sep 28, 2016 ... Conflagration that began on October 8, 1871, and burned until early ... Chicago's 
growth in the mid-19th century... ... Read more about Britannica's history ... 
Months without rain had parched the city, and a major fire the previous night had 
... buildings exploded in flames as the destruction swept northward. [DOC] [TLE] Domestic and Respectable: Suburbanization and Social Control ... [PAR] Chicago's Great Fire of October 8-10, 1871, left 100,000 people homeless. At first
, city authorities erected barracks for emergency shelter, but within a week .... 
Chicago's Great Fire destroyed marble buildings, warped metal railings, and lit 
..... of 1871, and . . . still remain after the hard usage of more than half a century (
184). [DOC] [TLE] Tragedy in the Chicago Fire and Triumph in the Architectural ... [PAR] The Great Fire that destroyed much of Chicago in 1871, however, is legendary as 
an urban tragedy. Likewise, the rebuilding of Chicago in the following quarter 
century is ... By October 1872, new buildings worth nearly $50 million had been 
erected. ... The city was still in ruins and ashes, and buildings were half 
constructed. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Chicago Fire - City Clock Magazine [PAR] Mar 25, 2014 ... The great Chicago fire of 1871 and how it shaped urban form across the world ... 
shaping cities across North America for the half century before WW2. ... After a 
dry summer, Chicago was set ablaze one October night. ... The 10-storey 
Chicago Home Insurance building used a more fire ... Previous article. [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT - City of Chicago [PAR] The first building

Question: In October 1871 fire destroyed most of this city's buildings erected in the previous half century
Answer: Chicago