Disasters
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Events from History: 26 April 1986
Shadow Over Chernobyl: The Catastrophe Unfolds In the early hours of April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the worst nuclear…
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Events from History: 18 April 1906
When the Earth Shook: The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 At 5:12 AM on April 18, 1906, a massive…
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Events from History: 15 April 2019
Flames Over Paris: The Notre Dame Cathedral Fire On April 15, 2019, a catastrophic fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral, one…
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Events from History: 13 April 1970
A Narrow Escape: The April 13 Odyssey of Apollo 13 On April 11, 1970, at 13:13 CST, Apollo 13 launched…
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Events from History: 10 April 1815
A Year Without Summer: The Cataclysmic Eruption of Mount Tambora On 10 April 1815, the world witnessed one of the…
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Events from History: 28 March 1979
Echoes of Alarm: The Three Mile Island Incident and its Enduring Influence on Nuclear Safety On March 28, 1979, one…
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Events from History: 27 March 1977
Tragedy in the Fog: The Tenerife Airport Disaster and Its Lasting Impact on Aviation Safety On March 27, 1977, one…
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Events from History: 24 March 1989
The Day the Ocean Turned Black: Remembering the Exxon Valdez Disaster On March 24, 1989, one of the most devastating…
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The Blantyre Mining Disaster
During the Industrial Revolution and in the subsequent years before worker protection laws were put into place, it was a…
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The Great Fire of London
On the evening of September 2, 1666, a fire started in the bakery of Thomas Farriner which was located on Pudding Lane…
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