shrine to the prophet of americana

Is “Mrs. O’Leary’s cow started the Great Chicago Fire by kicking over a lantern” still circulating as American mythology?

kontextmaschine:

Is “Mrs. O’Leary’s cow started the Great Chicago Fire by kicking over a lantern” still circulating as American mythology?

everyone’s responding “I heard it growing up”, yes, so did I, the point is do people growing up today still hear it?