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Omaha Steve

(99,670 posts) Thu Feb 26, 2015, 07:41 PM Feb 2015

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Labor History in 2:00 2-26-15 (CORRECTED)

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February 26
February 26, 2015

On this day in labor history the year was 1972, marking the day of the Buffalo Creek Flood in West Virginia.

The Pittson Coal Company’s coal waste impoundment dam failed during heavy rain causing more than 130 million gallons of water and coal waste to flood the valley below.

2 min audio at link.

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Labor History in 2:00 2-26-15 (CORRECTED) (Original Post) Omaha Steve Feb 2015 OP

Somehow I screwed this up and had to fix it Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #1

Omaha Steve

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1. Somehow I screwed this up and had to fix it

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Thu Feb 26, 2015, 08:34 PM

Feb 2015

These are on the DU by request. Enjoy.

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