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Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album entered the charts in March 1973, and wouldn’t leave the charts for a staggering 724 weeks (15 years!).
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When things go wrong > Mining Accidents
On 6th September, 1869, A coal mine disaster in Pennsylvania killed over 100 men and boys... Read more »
On 10th March, 1906, The Courrieres mine disaster in France killed over 1000 people... Read more »
On 6th December, 1907, The worst mining disaster in American history occurred... Read more »
On 8th March, 1924, The Castle Gate coal mine disaster in Utah, USA, claimed 171 lives... Read more »
On 26th April, 1942, An explosion at the Benxihu Colliery in China killed 1,549 miners... Read more »
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