June 22 - The Cuyahoga River Burns

Labor History in 2:00 · Jun 22, 2026 · 1m

On this day in Labor History the year was 1969. That was the day that the Cuyahoga River, which winds its way through Cleveland, Ohio caught on fire. Cleveland was once the sixth largest city in the nation. During the early twentieth century the city had a booming steel industry.