April 2016: Former CEO Convicted in West Virginia Mine Explosion

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of April 2016.

Former CEO Convicted in West Virginia Mine Explosion
 
picture of miner memorial in West Virginia
A memorial to 29 miners killed in an April 2010 explosion is shown Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at the entrance to the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia. Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, was convicted of conspiring to willfully violate mine safety and health standards on Thursday in federal court in Charleston.
Photo source: AP Photo/John Raby

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