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In June, debris and oil on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH catch on fire, becoming a symbol of the nation's polluted waterways.
In June, debris and oil on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH catch on fire, becoming a symbol of the nation’s polluted waterways.
Timeline Date:
1969
Related Teaching Unit:
The Oil Shocks of the 1970s