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The T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the Morgan Munitions Depot explosion or similar titles, began at 7:36 pm EDT on Friday, October 4, 1918, at a World War I ammunition plant in the Morgan area of Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The initial explosion, generally believed to be ...
The building is now the Charles Hayes Family Investment Center operated by the Chicago Housing Authority. The mural was created in 1974 by William Walker,"father of the Chicago mural movement" and commissioned by the Illinois Labor History Society with funding from the Illinois Arts Council. The mural was restored in 1998 by Bernard Williams.
This is a map of the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad as of 1918, with trackage rights in purple. Email me if you would like a copy of the GIS data I created (modified from Bureau of Transportation Statistics North American Transportation Atlas Data) or if you see any errors. Date: 23 January 2009 (original upload date) Source
1918 flu pandemic. July 9 – Great Train Wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171. It is considered the worst rail accident in U.S. history. August – A deadly second wave of the Spanish flu starts in France, Sierra Leone and the United States. [1]
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The North #1 mine is a closed coal mine that was located in Royalton, Illinois.The Big Muddy and Carterville Coal Company opened the North #1 mine in 1907. Franklin Coal & Coke Company took over this mine in 1910, and along with its mine south of Royalton, operated two mines in Royalton.
This is a map of the Chicago and Alton Railroad drawn on the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad (Clover Leaf) system as of 1918, with trackage rights in purple. Email me if you would like a copy of the GIS data I created (modified from Bureau of Transportation Statistics North American Transportation Atlas Data) or if you see any errors. Date
Explosion of an oil tanker that also set two motorcycles, five cars, and three tricycles on fire. [116] 28 September 2020 China: Tianmen: 5 1 Explosion during the testing of new equipment at a chemical plant in Yuekou Industrial park. [117] 8 October 2020 Nigeria: Lagos: 8 Unknown An explosion at a gas station burned down 25 homes and 16 shops ...