Farmington Mine Disaster Kills 78 Miners November 20, 1968
A total of 78 miners are killed in an explosion at the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 9 mine in Farmington, West Virginia in the Farmington Mine disaster.
Date: November 20, 1968
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