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The Cuyahoga River Fire Fuels America’s Environmental Movement

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Jun 22, 202615:04Society & Culture

June 22, 1969. The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio catches fire, sparking a movement to clean up the country’s polluted waterways. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free...

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The Cuyahoga River Fire Fuels America’s Environmental Movement is an episode from History Daily by Audioboom. June 22, 1969. The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio catches fire, sparking a movement to clean up the country’s polluted waterway...

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