On June 1, 1889, a great disaster happened in Pennsylvania. At the time, it was the deadliest disaster in U.S. history. Do you know what horrible event happened on that day? And what else was making headlines at the time? Listen to find out!

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“Advertisement for Ivory Soap (Page 2).” The Janesville Daily Gazette (Janesville, Wisconsin), June 1, 1889. www.newspapers.com.

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“The Corpse of Dr. Cronin Found.” Dannebrog Sentinel (Dannebrog, Nebraska), June 1, 1889. www.newspapers.com.

“Cronin's Clothes Found.” The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas), June 1, 1889. www.newspapers.com.

“Fair Prospect That Chief McGarigle Will Set About Cleansins the Levee and Cheyenne.” The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), December 20, 1880. www.newspapers.com.

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“McGarigle Returns.” The Daily Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio), June 1, 1889. www.newspapers.com.

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“Schemes For Delay.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), March 26, 1887. www.newspapers.com.

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