BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 13th of January 1908 116 Years Ago |
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171 Die in Rhoads Opera House fire in Rhoads Opera House, South Washington Street and East Philadelphia Avenue, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, United States. Nearly 400 people had packed an opera house to watch or perform in a play called 'The Scottish Reformation'. The fire wiped out about 10 percent of the town population. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoads_Opera_House_Fire |
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