On this day in 1987, a barge carrying nearly seven million pounds of trash set sail from Islip, New York, and spent the next five months looking for somewhere to dump it.

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

This Day in History Class

On this day in 1987, a barge carrying nearly seven million pounds of trash set sail from Islip, New York, and spent the next five months looking for somewhere to dump it.

A garbage barge sets sail on a five-month journey in search of a place to unload - March 22nd, 1987

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