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Chicago Fire  

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2/29/2016 6:06 am

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Chicago Fire

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was reportedly started when Catherine O'Leary was milking her cow, which then knocked over a lantern. Although the Chicago Tribune admitted to making the story up, Catherine O'Leary was accosted for her hazardous milking for the rest of her life. This case of scapegoating was most likely a dig at Irish immigrants (like O'Leary), who were believed to be careless drunks, prone to accidents such as these.
Over and over, the human race has blamed the woes of their lands on the mysterious "other." Despite the fact that this behavior is documented in history books, world leaders never seem to learn from past mistakes, and this blame-game will probably be played forever.

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