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Sunshine Mine Disaster

Marcia Franklin & guests discuss the Sunshine Mine disaster of 1972, which killed 91 men

Aired 11/28/2007 | Rating TV-G

Dialogue

Sunshine Mine Disaster

Season 2007 Episode 1 | 28m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcia Franklin & guests discuss the Sunshine Mine disaster of 1972, which killed 91 men

Host Marcia Franklin talks with guests about one of America's largest mining accidents, the explosion in May, 1972 at the Sunshine mine in north Idaho. 91 men lost their lives in the toxic fire. Guests, including a woman who lost three family members in the explosion discuss how the disaster broke the area not only economically but emotionally, and how the communities are finally rebounding.

Aired 11/28/2007 | Rating TV-G

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Dialogue is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation

Dialogue

Sunshine Mine Disaster

Season 2007 Episode 1 | 28m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

Host Marcia Franklin talks with guests about one of America's largest mining accidents, the explosion in May, 1972 at the Sunshine mine in north Idaho. 91 men lost their lives in the toxic fire. Guests, including a woman who lost three family members in the explosion discuss how the disaster broke the area not only economically but emotionally, and how the communities are finally rebounding.

Aired 11/28/2007 | Rating TV-G

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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