Healthy Cultures Rest on Dads’ Shoulders

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204930951 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW204930951 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">On December 6, 1907, a</span></span> <a class="Hyperlink SCXW204930951 BCX4" href= "https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-monongah-mine-disaster" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW204930951 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">massive explosion</span></span></a> <span class= "TextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">decimated a coal mine in Monongah</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">West Virginia.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">Three hundred and sixty-two</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">miners were killed, making this the worst mining disaster in U.S. history. The tragedy</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">devastated the small town and led eventually to the establishment of the U.S. Bureau of Mines. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW204930951 BCX4" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204930951 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW204930951 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">The Monongah mine disaster also marked another beginning.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">Several months</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">after the explosion, a local church held a special</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">service</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204930951 BCX4">in honor of the 362 miners, most of wh