History as Prologue

Month: March 2013

  • The Triangle Fire

    The Triangle Fire

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    Mark Thomas
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    The Triangle Fire: A prologue                       Though a coincidence, the Triangle Fire of 1911 is memorialized each March, designated as Women’s History Month. While on each anniversary of the March 25 inferno that claimed 146 lives we remember those who died as innocent victims –…

  • Tri-State Tornado

    Tri-State Tornado

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    Mark Thomas
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    Will this tornado’s dark reign stand? In the grim business of ranking the dead, the Tri-State Tornado of 1925 has no peer. Until that event, the greatest fatality count directly attributable to a single tornado, 317 souls, occurred in 1840. Even the sum from outbreaks of multiple tornadoes are less than the 695 who lost…

  • History as Prologue – 03-09-2013

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    Mark Thomas
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    Catching up I’ve fallen into the self-made trap of considering so many great and timely topics for History as Prologue that’s I’ve neglected the actual posting of content. I’m comforted no so much that many other bloggers share this fault, but by the knowledge that it can be quickly corrected with a little diligence on…