Michigan
This deadly Michigan event is why you can’t yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater
The malicious use of one word caused a deadly stampede at a Christmas party for Northern Michigan union workers in 1913.
CALUMET, Mich. – From the Battle of the Overpass to the $5-a-day salary in the early 1900s, Michigan has always played an important role in American politics and the labor movement.
And, in this case, public safety.
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