The 1913 Calumet Christmas Party Disaster - UI Podcast #029

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2009

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

A Christmas Eve celebration for the children of Calumet, Michigan turned into a death trap. Listen to find out the details of this tragic story. Also learn about Mary Anderson's invention, a Christmas watermelon miracle, Chinese Christmas cards, and IBM computer punch card wreaths. Retrosponsor: Ex-Lax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:46.8	This episode the 1913 Calum at Christmas Party Disaster was first released on December 24th of 2009.
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