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Sverdlovsk anthrax leak / Bombing of Naco - April 2

Sverdlovsk anthrax leak / Bombing of Naco - April 2

FromThis Day in History Class


Sverdlovsk anthrax leak / Bombing of Naco - April 2

FromThis Day in History Class

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Apr 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this day in 1979, an accidental anthrax leak in a microbiology facility in Sverdlovsk in the Soviet Union caused dozens of people to fall ill. The Soviet Union would deny a leak happened until years later. / On this day in 1929, Irish mercenary Patrick Murphy unintentionally dropped two bombs over the border town of Naco, Arizona.
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Released:
Apr 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.