On the morning of April 16, 1947, the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history occurred in Texas City when a small fire ...

French cargo ship in Galveston Bay exploded, killing nearly 600. It spawned first big class-action lawsuit against U.S. government ...

This editorial was originally published in The Galveston Daily News on April 19, 1947. It’s reprinted here to mark the 78th ...