It was not the first time a river(even the Cuyahoga) caught fire,
but like Apollo 8's earthrise photos, it became an important event in the raising of awareness of environmental issues in America.
The Department of Children and Family Services for Cuyahoga County, Ohio,
decided he was a problem too big to ignore, so they yanked him out of his school on October 19, placed him in foster care, and explored setting up visitation rights… for a personal trainer.