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It should have been a fun day of picnicking for workers at a local company but it quickly turned into chaos and death in the Chicago river in what is one of the worst accidents and loss of life on the Great Lakes. This is the story of the Eastland Disaster.

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Suggested reading:
Capsized! The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster by Patricia Sutton
The Sinking of the Eastland: America's Forgotten Tragedy by Jay Bonansinga
http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/

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Music used in this episode includes:

Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dark Secrets (DECISION) by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/246-dark-secrets-decision-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 006 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6308-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-006
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 002 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5789-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-002
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Emotional Piano  by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5642-emotional-piano-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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