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June 15, 1904
On June 15, 1904, a fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
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Featured · June 15, 1904
A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
PS General Slocum was an American sidewheel passenger steamboat built in Brooklyn, New York, in 1891. During her service history, she was involved in a number of mishaps, including multiple groundings and collisions.
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The year in brief
1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1904th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 904th year of the 2nd millennium, the 4th year of the 20th…
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On June 15, 1904
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1904 A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000. Passenger steamboat; sank in New York City in 1904
PS General Slocum was an American sidewheel passenger steamboat built in Brooklyn, New York, in 1891. During her service history, she was involved in a number of mishaps, including multiple groundings and collisions.
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Other moments from 1904
- April 4 Two Ms ~7.1 earthquakes, among the largest in Europe, strike Bulgaria, killing over 200 people and causing destruction.
- April 8 The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
- August 10 Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
- August 23 The automobile tire chain is patented.
- August 25 Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Liaoyang begins.
- December 3 The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
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