Silkwood: 30th anniversary
November 13, 1974 Karen Gay Silkwood (b. 1946), 28, American nuclear plant worker and whistle-blower, was killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances.
During the week prior to her death, Silkwood was reportedly gathering evidence for her labor union to support her claim that Kerr-McGee was negligent in maintaining plant safety. In November 1974, Silkwood tested positive for plutonium contamination.
Karen Silkwood’s story has achieved worldwide fame as the subject of many books, magazine and newspaper articles, and even a major motion picture (Silkwood, 1983).
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with many more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date (or your birthday) when you're there.
November 13, 1974 Karen Gay Silkwood (b. 1946), 28, American nuclear plant worker and whistle-blower, was killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances.
During the week prior to her death, Silkwood was reportedly gathering evidence for her labor union to support her claim that Kerr-McGee was negligent in maintaining plant safety. In November 1974, Silkwood tested positive for plutonium contamination.
Karen Silkwood’s story has achieved worldwide fame as the subject of many books, magazine and newspaper articles, and even a major motion picture (Silkwood, 1983).
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with many more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date (or your birthday) when you're there.
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