9 min listen
The Cuyahoga River Fire
FromWitness History
ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jun 28, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In June 1969 the heavily polluted Cuyahoga River, in Ohio in the USA, caught fire. It became a national embarrassment and inspired new laws to protect the environment. Hear from one of the local officials who had to try to clean it up.(Photo: The Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, Ohio)
Released:
Jun 28, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Khobar Towers Bombing - Saudi Arabia: On June 25th 1996 a huge truck bomb was planted at a US housing complex in Saudi Arabia. by Witness History