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Thousands of people burned to death in Peshtigo, Wisconsin in October, 1871 during a massive firestorm which destroyed more than a million acres.
Chicago burned to the ground on the same day. A huge cyclonic storm generated the high winds which fanned the flames.
At the river – Harper’s Weekly, Nov. 1871
Experts tell us that the Colorado fires last week were the most destructive in history, because they are completely incompetent and know nothing about history.
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