The deadliest fire disaster ever recorded is not where you might think. Not the Great London Fire, not the Great Chicago Fire, not in New York City. It occurred at The Church of the Company of Jesus in Santiago, Chile on 18 December 1863. The horrible Santiago Church Fire consumed the large cathedral during a CatholicContinue reading “The Santiago Church Fire – the Deadliest in History”
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Chile’s Ruthless Dictator, Augusto Pinochet
How did Chile turn from Democracy to Dictatorship in a matter of weeks? Augusto Pinochet led a 1973 coup and took authoritarian control which lasted 7 years.