Name: Chicago Fire of 1871
Duration: 119
Description: Find out what a cow has to do with the Chicago fire of 1871 in this animated tale of disaster and destruction in the windy city.

Find out what a cow has to do with the Chicago fire of 1871 in this animated tale of disaster and destruction in the windy city.

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Natural disasters and changes in the environment, such as global warming, the San Francisco Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the Galveston Hurricane, the Krakatoa eruption and others, have profoundly shaped human history. Explore both the sudden and long-term impacts of natural and human-made disasters.

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