New: historical-disastersAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959hive-150122hive-185836steemhive-180932photographyhive-101145hive-183397hive-144064uncommonlabhive-188619hive-166405hive-184714bitcoinkrsuccesshive-145157hive-103599hive-193637hive-180301hive-193186hive-179660TrendingNewHotLikersremlaps (75)in history • 6 years agoThe General Slocum Disaster - a random glance at historyOn June 15, 1904, a paddle boat steamer, the General Slocum caught fire in New York's East River and was forced to ground itself. As a result of the incident, somewhere around 1,021 people lost…