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The Bowery Boys and the Black Tom Explosion

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

The Lasting Legacy of the Black Tom Explosion

Since 19 16, regular visitors have not been allowed to go visit the observation deck on the torch of the statue of liberty. It has been closed a hundred years. The crown was reopened a few years ago, but not the torch. But it is here that you coul confind the lasting legacy of the black tom explosion. Cautionary tales will return with a new story next week.

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