99% Invisible

259- This Is Chance: Anchorwoman of the Great Alaska Earthquake

<p>This episode was recorded live as part of the Radiotopia West Coast Tour. It was the middle of the night on March 27, 1964. Earlier that evening, the second-biggest earthquake ever measured at the time had hit Anchorage, Alaska. 115 people died. Some … <a href="http://99percentinvisible.prx.org/2017/05/16/259-this-is-chance-anchorwoman-of-the-great-alaska-earthquake/" target="_blank">Continue reading →</a></p>

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