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100th Anniversary of the Eastland Disaster

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Eastland disaster infographic, July 24, 1915, Chicago, Illinois. shipwreck. Use for BTN/SPT.
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An annual picnic outing for the employees of the Western Electric Company turned tragic on July 24, 1915, when the boat that was to take them from Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana, capsized. At least 844 people died in what was one of the worst maritime disasters in American history.

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