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On July 20, 1909, in a tragic irony, the 68th Street water intake crib burst into flames, killing 60 who were trapped inside.
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May 18

On May 18, 1849, Charles Bowler Atwood was born. Atwood would become the architect of great Chicago skyscrapers, and the designer-in-chief of the World's Columbian Exposition.
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