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The Monongah WV Mining Disaster: A Tragedy Remembered

The December 6, 1907, explosion in Monongah, West Virginia, remains the worst mining disaster in American history. Two explosions, likely caused by a spark igniting coal dust or methane gas, ripped through... Read more »