101 years ago...the Triangle Shirt Fire, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, March 25, 1911

Triangle Shirt Factory Fire, March 25, 1911

With the Titanic Centennial coming next month, we might consider an event that arguably had even more impact than the Titanic disaster on most of our lives, both good and bad.  The horrific events of this fire helped promote things from fire codes to labor rights not only in New York City but across the United States.

Update:  Chickenlittle in comments points out this Edison film on the subject: