February 16 - The Diamond Mine Disaster
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February 16 - The Diamond Mine Disaster

2025-02-16

On this day in labor history, the year was 1883 marking the deadliest day in Illinois mining history at the time.  74 men and boys lost their lives digging for coal in the Diamond Mine Disaster in Braidwood Illinois.  

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