Triangle Shirtwaist fire kills 146 in New York City
In one of the darkest moments of America’s industrial history, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burns down, killing 146 workers, on this day in 1911. The tragedy led to the development of a series of laws and regulations that better protected the safety of factory workers.
How it led to better laws: https://www.history.com/news/triangl...or-safety-laws
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