June 15, 1904 in New York history

๐Ÿ“ On This Day ๐Ÿ“

121 years ago on June 15th, 1904

PS General Slocum catches fire and sinks in the East River

The ship went down at North Brother Island, killing 1,021 and standing as the city's deadliest disaster until the September 11th attacks.


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๐ŸŒŽ World History ๐ŸŒ

Library of Congress  •  New York Times  •  BBC  •  Wikipedia

๐ŸŒž Weather Records ๐ŸŒž

Record High: 96ยฐF in 1994
Record Low: 48ยฐF in 1933

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