Chicago History Podcast

Episode 604 - "Chicago" - The History Behind The Musical

Jan 7, 2023

29:22

Each accused of unrelated murders, two real-life Chicago women in the 1920s use the media to garner support for themselves in order to avoid prison. Their stories inspired one of the longest-running musicals of all time.

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