Unmasking the Shadows: An Investigative History of the 1913 Italian Hall Disaster, Greed, and the Calumet Copper StrikeOn a frigid Christmas Eve in 1913, joy turned to unspeakable horror in Calumet, Michigan, when a festive children’s party at the Italian Hall became the site of one of America’s most devastating…
Uncovering Greed, Copper, and Tragedy: Investigating the 1913 Italian Hall DisasterThe chill wind of December 24, 1913, carried more than just snow across the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan; it carried the devastating cries of a community shattered. Inside the Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan, hundreds of striking copper miners and…
Uncovering Greed, Copper, and Tragedy: Investigating the 1913 Italian Hall DisasterOn a frigid Christmas Eve in 1913, joy turned to unspeakable horror in Calumet, Michigan. Nearly 73 innocent lives, mostly children, were tragically extinguished in minutes, not by fire, but by a stampede ignited by a single, chilling cry: “Fire!”…