Calumet Christmas Party Disaster

Date: December 24, 1913 • Location: Laurium, United States

Seventy-three people were crushed to death in a stampede after someone falsely yelled "fire" at a crowded Christmas party in Calumet, Michigan, U.S.

The Italian Hall disaster was a tragedy that occurred on Wednesday, December 24, 1913, at Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan, United States. Seventy-three people—mostly striking mine workers and their families—were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely shouted "fire" at a crowded Christmas party.