Great Smog of London

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The "Great Smog of London" began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smog_of_London This content was created or edited with the help of artificial intelligence. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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