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Earlier this week, we marked the 137th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. Tonight, The Weather Channel's When Weather Changed History takes a closer look at the fire, including how the weather factored into the fire (heavily) and how Chicago recovered from the disaster. We got a chance this week to take a look at the episode and liked what we saw.

Here's one for you history buffs: today marks the 137th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. The fire burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10, 1871, killing 300 and destroying over 17,000 buildings. Of course, the city rose from the ashes and has since become the gleaming beacon of the Midwest (sorry, St. Louis).