Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Identifying the victims of a 100-year-old tragedy

The final unidentified victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire—a 1911 tragedy that had a huge impact on the creation of American labor laws and building codes—have finally been matched with names.
More at Boing Boing

2 comments:

  1. Nag! PBS in the US is airing a new episode of 'American Experience" about this event at 8pm central US time tonight (2/28). Maybe you can find it somewhere on line to watch.

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  2. Thanks, I guess I've missed it but will try to catch it later.

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