Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Department of Labor

In 1968, after an explosion at Consol No. 9 coal mine trapped and killed 78 miners, the coal miners in West Virginia went on strike, shut down the mines, demanding stronger safety and health protections. This action led to the passage of the Federal Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969, followed the next year by enactment of the

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