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On a sunny morning in June 1904, a leisurely church outing turned to unspeakable tragedy when the General Slocum steamboat caught fire in New York's East River. In just minutes, over a thousand lives—mostly women and children—were lost in one of America's deadliest maritime disasters. In this episode, we dive into what went wrong, how the city responded, and the haunting legacy left behind.

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