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On March 25, 1911, a fire that broke out in a bin holding scraps of fabric at the Triangle Waist Company, just down the block from New York City’s Washington Square Park, quickly spread, fed by ...
March 25, 1911 started off like any other Saturday at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.It was the final day of the six-day standard work week in the New York City sweatshops where mentally exhaustin… ...
That is known as the "Fire Triangle." The fire will burn until one or more of the triangle's pieces run out. For there to be fire we need these three things which make up the "fire triangle." ...
In 1911, a deadly fire swept through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, killing about 150 workers. Many of those who died were poor, immigrant women. A new book details the blaze, and the sweeping ...
A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killed 146 people on this day in history, March 25, 1911 — leading to a host of worker safety reforms.
The 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York killed 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, and galvanized the U.S. labor movement. Skip to content Skip to site index.
Amid commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire on March 25, descendants of the 146 victims and of those who survived the inferno are remembering tales of family ...
David Von Drehle was interviewed about his book, [Triangle: The Fire That Changed America], published by Atlantic Monthly Press. He described the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in 1911 in New York's ...
These women, all survivors of tragic fire at Triangle Waist co., in New York City, March 25, 1911, attend ceremonies in New York March 25, 1961 on the 50th Anniversary of the event.
Mr. Von Drehle talked about his book, [Triangle: The Fire That Changed America]. He described the Triangle Shirtwaist fire on March 25, 1911, in New York's Greenwich Village that killed 146 people.