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AHTV: Panel on the 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster
AHTV: Panel on the 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster
Washington, DC
Saturday, November 28, 2009
A panel discussion was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Cherry mine disaster in which 259 men and boys died. The coal mine in Cherry, Illinois, caught fire on November 13, 1909. The disaster catalyzed the implementation of industry-wide mine safety regulations and a liability act that later became the Illinois Workmen’s Compensation Act.
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Friday, November 26, 2010 at 2:51pm (ET)
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