1989 in London, England, 130 partygoers boarded a small pleasure boat - The Marchioness - for a birthday bash cruise down the Thames river. Less than an hour later, over a third of these people would lose their lives after the boat was struck by a large dredger. For the survivors and the victims families, the pain had only begun. Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;I'm on Tour!<a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Your Tickets</a> Donate at:&nbsp;<a href="https://patreon.com/whodidwhatnow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/whodidwhatnowpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tip Jar</a><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/trypf-just-in-case" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just in Case</a><a href="https://beacons.ai/whodidwhatnowpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beacons</a> (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…<a href="https://instagram.com/katie_charlwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://tiktok.com/@whodidwhatnowpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a><a href="https://facebook.com/whodidwhatnowpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/whodidwhatnowpod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> Fan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22 Fill out the survey! <a href="https://acast-d25653fd59cf.intercom-clicks.com/via/e?ob=u7MwDxx9eiMUE%2BAtyAwuOIQsw8eMSyEHgZ4IoRLdeZzxaUqbEBUBUf7tX2pOxXxw&amp;h=a63b800547f039ed0ce3d08c039d4acd55690693-ayi0335i_53379403744290" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

145. Louisa May Alcott

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