Episodes
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
The Iroquois Theatre Fire
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
In our fifth episode, Alaina teaches us about the fire that claimed Chicago's Iroquois Theatre in 1903, the deadliest single-building fire in history. It's a story with some similarities to the Eastland Disaster, and plenty to set it apart as well. When is a door not a door? Is rational self interest the deadliest force in history? What in this dang city hasn't burned down?
Here's this episode's links!
- Panorama photo of the burned theater
- Photos of building features
- Memorial sculpture (currently in City Hall)
- Death Alley
Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
Tuberculosis and Fashion
Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
Hello everyone! Here's the 4th episode of History Honeys! Alaina catches us up on Tuberculosis, then drills down to how the disease shaped fashion, then shares stories of how other diseases caused fads, and some stories of how fads caused illnesses. Is anything in history truly isolated? Is there any limit to what people will do for fashion's sake? Have we been using a loaded coin all along?
Have some links!
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