The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire at Least a Dozen Times, but No …
Jun 19, 2019 · To the surprise of no one who worked on the Cuyahoga, an oil slick on the river caught fire the morning of Sunday, June 22, 1969.
Articles by Lorraine Boissoneault | Smithsonian Magazine
Sep 24, 2024 · The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire at Least a Dozen Times, but No One Cared Until 1969 Despite being much smaller than previous fires, the river blaze in Cleveland 50 years ago became a symbol for the ...
Catch of the Day: a blue heron in the Cuyahoga River
Catch of the Day: a blue heron in the Cuyahoga River. Catch of the Day: a blue heron in the Cuyahoga River. Login | Join. Photo Contest Categories. Natural World Travel People The American Experience Artistic Drone/Aerial. Latest Entries Winners. 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 ...
How an Oil Spill Inspired the First Earth Day | Smithsonian
Apr 22, 2019 · Participants expressed apprehension about sky-darkening air pollution, toxic waste, the Cuyahoga River burning and suburban sprawl overtaking the wilderness. They discussed “survival” long ...
America’s 19th Century Highway: The River - Smithsonian Magazine
The painting contrasts the vast number of bison swimming across the river with the handful of explorers in a rowboat.
Uncovering the History of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Triangle fire catalyzed reforms in New York that spread nationwide—outward-swinging exit doors and sprinklers in high-rise buildings, for example.
What’s Next for the Animas River? - Smithsonian Magazine
Aug 10, 2015 · But what’s next for the river, which turned an eerie orange-yellow color after the August 5 spill? First up is determining just how much damage has been done.
The True Story of the Reichstag Fire and the Nazi Rise to Power
Feb 21, 2017 · It took fire engines hours to quell the fire, which destroyed the debating chamber and the Reichstag’s gilded cupola, ultimately causing over $1 million in damage. Police arrested an unemployed ...
Setting Sail on the Hudson River 400 Years Later | Smithsonian
Jun 7, 2009 · In homage to authenticity, the builders used wooden nails—4,000 of them—and bent oak planks the old-fashioned way, by wetting the wood and heating it with fire.
The Grand Women Artists of the Hudson River School
Jul 20, 2010 · The curators of “Remember the Ladies: Women of the Hudson River School,” a little exhibition in upstate New York that features works by Barstow and her cohorts, have set themselves the ...