r. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the city became a world center for industry, commerce, and communication. However, this development did not come without a price. In 1904, the steamship General Slocum caught fire in the East River, killing 1,021 people on board.&In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the city's worst industrial disas
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