Talk:1864 Washington Arsenal explosion
Latest comment: 19 days ago by FenrisAureus in topic GA Review
 | 1864 Washington Arsenal explosion is currently a World history good article nominee. Nominated by APK hi :-) (talk) at 09:48, 19 February 2024 (UTC) An editor has indicated a willingness to review the article in accordance with the good article criteria. Further reviews are welcome from any editor who has not contributed significantly to this article (or nominated it), and can be added to the review page, but the decision whether or not to list the article as a good article should be left to the first reviewer.
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Nominator: APK (talk · contribs) 09:48, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Reviewer: FenrisAureus (talk · contribs) 06:21, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello fellow traveller! I will be reviewing this nomination over the course of the next several days. If you have time, please consider reviewing an article at WP:GAN.— FenrisAureus ▲ (she/they) (talk) 06:21, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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Last updated: 06:22, 12 April 2024 (UTC) by ChristieBot
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2a/2b/2c Combined spot check Reference # Citation 
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Comment 7 "Frightful Explosion at the Arsenal". The Evening Star. June 17, 1864. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024. 2a) — 2b) — 2c) — 4 Bellamy, Jay (2012). "Fireworks, Hoopskirts—and Death". Prologue. 44 (1). Archived from the original on 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2024-02-04. 2a) — 2b) — 2c) — 1 Jacob, Kathryn Allamong (1998). Testament to Union: Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 21–23. ISBN 9780801858611. 2a) — 2b) — 2c) — 12 DeFerrari, John (August 16, 2017). "The Washington Arsenal's Explosive History". Streets of Washington. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024. 2a) — 2b) — 2c) — 9 Terell, Ellen (June 19, 2015). ""An almost inexcusable catastrophe" – Explosion at the Washington Arsenal". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024. 2a) — 2b) — 2c) —
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