On this day in Labor History the year was 1947. 
The day dawned unseasonably cool in Texas City, TX, a port city forty miles south of Houston on the Gulf of Mexico.

On this day in Labor History the year was 1947. The day dawned unseasonably cool in Texas City, TX, a port city forty miles south of Houston on the Gulf of Mexico.

On this day in Labor History the year was 1947.&nbsp;
The day dawned unseasonably cool in Texas City, TX, a port city forty miles south of Houston on the Gulf of Mexico. &nbsp;

April 16 - 581 Killed in Texas City Disaster

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April 16 - 581 Killed in Texas City Disaster

April 16 - 581 Killed in Texas City Disaster