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13th February 1981: The sewers of Louisville, Kentucky, explode after industrial waste makes its way into the tunnels

  • 13th February 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Explosion, Factory, Gas, Industry, Kentucky, Louisville, Sewer, United States, USA

The explosion wiped out services for thousands of residents, while the stench from the open sewers was unbearable.

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27th September 1908: First Model T Ford produced in Detroit

  • 27th September 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Automobile, Factory, Industry, Technology, USA

On the 27th September 1908, the first Model T Ford automobile rolled out of the Piquette Avenue factory in Detroit.

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19th January 1917: 73 people killed in the Silvertown munitions factory explosion in London

  • 19th January 2020
  • Tagged as: Britain, Civilians, disaster, Explosion, Factory, First World War, Industry, London, TNT

The Brunner Mond chemical factory had been built in 1893 to manufacture caustic soda and soda crystals.

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