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London was taken by a deadly cloud

72
years ago

05 December 1952,

London was taken by a deadly cloud. The city was covered with high sulphur dioxide smoke, due to the low quality fuels used to protect itself from the cold. Thousands of people died from respiratory problems caused by pollution. As a result of the event, policies were put in place to improve air quality.

Source:

Peter Brimblecombe, The Big Smoke. A history of air pollution in London since medieval times.

On this day
1936The crew of the Franco vessel Virgen del Carmen was raided and transferred to Bilbao
1955Black people in the American city of Montgomery started a bus boycott
1976Real Sociedad and Athletic pulled out the ikurrina even though this was banned

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1952-01-26
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London was taken by a deadly cloud

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