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American History

appalachiablue

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4. Terrible tragedy, there were other earlier Theater disasters,

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Jan 28, 2024, 03:37 PM

Jan 2024

a bad one in Chicago I think, from a fire, late 19th, early 20th c. It was a new, splendid bldg. but had structural and design flaws.

I can look it up.

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On the night of Saturday, January 28, 1922, the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., collapsed. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 OP

Jacob "Jack" Urdong died that day. Sneederbunk Jan 2024 #1

Indeed. Thanks. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 #2

Who was he? Goggle did not have it. Thanks. efhmc Jan 2024 #3

I don't know. Maybe Sneederbunk does. Thanks for writing. And good afternoon. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 #5

Terrible tragedy, there were other earlier Theater disasters, appalachiablue Jan 2024 #4

I got that one. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 #6

Thanks a bunch, that's it, and for all the others. appalachiablue Jan 2024 #7

Thanks. I'm surprised every time I hear that someone actually reads them. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 #8

I appreciate your work and posts, always! appalachiablue Jan 2024 #9