March 18th...The New London School Explosion

We examine the year 1937 as the school of New London, Texas was destroyed and nearly 300 people were killed in a gas explosion.

 

Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

 

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https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/294-killed-in-New-London-Texas-school-explosion-11010292.php

https://aoghs.org/oil-almanac/new-london-texas-school-explosion/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/natural-gas-explosion-kills-schoolchildren-in-texas

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/oh-my-god-its-our-children/

https://time.com/5359158/new-london-school-explosion/

https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/east-texas-oilfield/

https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/tag/natural-gas-prices/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne9t8sHpUc