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Today in eco-history: Deadly Texas City disaster
April 16, 2014On April 16, 1947, a fire broke out aboard a freighter igniting approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate (a compound used to make dynamite) in the ship's hold. Texas City exploded.
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Today in eco-history: The worst storm of the Dust Bowl
April 14, 2014On April 14, 1935, The "Black Sunday Storm," one of the worst dust storms in U.S. history, caused immense economic and agricultural damage
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Today in eco-history: Wild Kingdom host Jim Fowler born
April 9, 2014Naturalist Jim Fowler was born today. He was part of the groundbreaking wildlife television show called "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" from 1963-1988.
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Today in Eco-history: Coal mine disaster kills 128
April 8, 2014The mine was operated mostly by African American prisoners who, under Alabama's onvict lease system, had been "leased" to the mine owners. Regardless of how minor their crimes were, all of them rdied in the disaster.
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Today in eco-history: World Health Day founded
April 7, 2014World Health Day is seen as an opportunity to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year.
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Open letter urges Congress to get all the facts on Venezuela
April 3, 2014Celebrities, activists, academics and lawyers issued an open letter, Mar. 28, to Congress urging members to oppose any sanctions on Venezuela and to get all the facts on the situation there.
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Today in eco-history: Michigan struck by deadly F5 tornado
April 3, 2014Known as the Hudsonville-Standale Tornado, it was part of a large, deadly outbreak of 49 tornadoes that affected the Great Plains, parts of the South, and the upper Midwest.
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Union leader calls Ryan budget a monster out to maul government workers
April 2, 2014"What's another term for an insatiable monster hell-bent on savagely devouring everything in its sight? The Ryan Budget."
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