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Savvy Seniors: The Iroquois Theater Fire of Chicago

Program Type:

Lectures & Performances

Age Group:

Adults
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About This Event

This presentation is about the tragedy of the Iroquois Theater Fire of 1903 in Chicago, and will explain how mass panic, ignoring fire safety codes, and blocked exits caused 600 people to die. Sign up begins 9/27. Presented: In Person