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=__Three Mile Island__=

One of the workers shut off the coolant valve too quickly so the valve temperature kept rising. Susquehanna River, which is a source of drinking water for nearby communities. No one knew what would happen because of the spill but fortunately the spill didn’t hurt anyone. The island was 10 miles away from Pennsylvania. People were stressed, confused, and fearful. People were diagnosed with principally cancer. People died and are still dying at Three Mile Island. Because of the disease many people died immediately and others have token years to die.

=__**The New York Blackout**__=

The New York blackout occurred when New York was in a financial crisis. A loose locking nut combined with a tardy upgrade cycle ensured that the breaker was not able to reclose and allow power to flow again. A second lightning strike caused the loss of two 345 kV transmission lines. As a result of the strikes, two other major transmission lines became loaded over their normal limits.

[|The Watergate Files] Click the link above fpr information on president Nixon's watergate trials.

=__Legionaries disease__ = 29 people attending an American Legion convention in Philadelphia were killed by a mysterious virus The disease was named Legionnaires Disease The Bellevue Stratford Hotel is where the convention was held