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Texas City Explosion
Three major disasters struck Texas in the 20th century. They left both wonderful and unhelpful social, political, and economic effects. The Texas City Explosion had the most lasting effects on the US. Many people died in the explosion, and many more were injured. There were so many people that were injured, that the hospitals were overcrowded and the Red Cross had to put up field stations to help the injured. As Wanda Lou Baker wrote in Past Stories, many of the injured were put on the lawn. The people would always have a disability, mentally or physically, that would be with them the rest of their life. Many people did not live to see another day in their life. Laws were put down after the Texas City Explosion to make the industry
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