Fascinating Horror

The Donora Death Smog (1948)

Fascinating Horror

Show Notes

On the 27th of October, 1948, a thick smog descended on the town of Donora in Pennsylvania, plunging the community into a state of semi-darkness. It would come to be known as the Donora Death Smog...

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