S4 Ep22: It's the Infrastructure, Stupid! The great Johnstown Flood of 1889

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.1 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In May of 1889 the people of Johnstown, Pennsylvania were blindsided by a storm that was made deadly by those who chose profit over people.

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