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The Port Chicago Disaster

The Port Chicago Disaster

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

December 23, 202048m 30s

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On July 17, 1944, over 300 people died in a massive explosion. These weren't soldiers fighting overseas -- they were sailors and civilians near the pier, where hurried loading operations inevitably went wrong. To this day, no one knows what triggered the explosion -- but, in a terrible way, this was only the beginning of the story.

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