#OnThisDay in 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City caught fire and 146 workers died, mostly women and immigrants. This weekend on "Reel America" watch "With These Hands" (1950) - an International Ladies Garment Workers Union film which was nominated for a documentary Academy Award and includes a dramatization of the industrial disaster. https://www.c-span.org/video/?509984-1/with-hands | American History TV

On April 5, 1911, 400,000 people lined the sidewalks of New York City to pay tribute to the unidentified victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. | American Experience | PBS

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire #shirtwaistfire #ushistory #disasterhistory | Peculiar History

A dropped match on the floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory sparked a fire that killed over a hundred innocent people trapped inside. It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City's history, and the American factory industry would never be the same. TRIANGLE FIRE airs Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 9/8c, only on PBS. | American Experience | PBS