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Episodes from "History," Widener University (Fall 2010): 1 through 1 of 1

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  1. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
    date March 25, 1911map New York, New Yorktags factory fire, Triangle Fire

    On March 26, 1911, the New York Times reported on a disastrous fire in a Manhattan building.  According to the article, the previous day, a fire had broken out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the Asch Building located near Washington Square in Manhattan.  Although the building had been declared fireproof, contents within the buildings 8th, 9th, and 10th floors ignited the deadly blaze just...