1911年3月25日,一场众多纽约人目击的大火唤醒了纽约的良心,也震动了全美国,并且引发了后来一连串社会改革,三角工厂事件后来被写进美国高中历史教材中,成为美国现代主流价值观的一部分:生命的价值重于财富。1911年3月26日《纽约时报》头版头条的标题特别长:“141名男女工人死于内衣厂大火;被困华盛顿广场大楼高层;街上尸横遍地;楼内堆尸如山”。标题的下面是这样一段导语:“位于格林尼街 On March 25, 1911, a massive New York witness aroused the conscience of New York, shocked the entire United States and triggered a series of subsequent social reforms. Triangular factory events were later written into American high school history textbooks to become the United States Part of the modern mainstream values: the value of life is more important than wealth. March 26, 1911 The New York Times headlines headline: ”141 male and female workers died in underwear factory fire; trapped high-rise Washington Square building; corpses on the streets everywhere; . Below the title is a passage like this: "Located on Greenwich Street