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1994: 852 People Dead in Mysterious Ferry Accident

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1994: 852 People Dead in Mysterious Ferry Accident

The ferry MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea on this day. The ship was sailing from Tallinn, Estonia to St ...

The ferry MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea on this day. The ship was sailing from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden. There were 989 people on board – 803 passengers and 186 crew. Most of the pass ...

September 28, 2018
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1956: Mach 3 Exceeded For the First Time, Pilot Dies Tragically

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1956: Mach 3 Exceeded For the First Time, Pilot Dies Tragically

On this day a manned aircraft exceeded Mach 3, i.e. the three times higher speed than the speed of sound, ...

On this day a manned aircraft exceeded Mach 3, i.e. the three times higher speed than the speed of sound, for the first time. Unfortunately, that flight ended tragically, and pilot Milburn "Mel" Apt ...

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1868: Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich’s Shipwreck

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1868: Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich’s Shipwreck

This day in 1868 marked the shipwreck of the Russian warship “Alexander Nevsky” near the coast of Denmark ...

This day in 1868 marked the shipwreck of the Russian warship “Alexander Nevsky” near the coast of Denmark. Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich, the son of the former Russian Emperor Alexander II (member o ...

September 25, 2018
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1641: Ship Carrying Treasure Worth Two Billion Dollars Sinks (Merchant Royal)

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1641: Ship Carrying Treasure Worth Two Billion Dollars Sinks (Merchant Royal)

On this day in 1641, a ship which carried an interesting treasure sank. This great treasure is still wait ...

On this day in 1641, a ship which carried an interesting treasure sank. This great treasure is still waiting to be discovered. It was the British ship named Merchant Royal. The weather was very bad, a ...

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1865: A Steamboat Explosion in which More People were Killed than on Titanic

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|Date: April 27, 2016
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1865: A Steamboat Explosion in which More People were Killed than on Titanic

On this day in 1865 the greatest maritime disaster in United States history occurred, larger even than th ...

On this day in 1865 the greatest maritime disaster in United States history occurred, larger even than the much more famous sinking of the Titanic. Specifically, more than 1,500 people were killed in ...

April 27, 2016
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1831: Marching Soldiers Collapse a Bridge

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|Date: April 12, 2016
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1831: Marching Soldiers Collapse a Bridge

On this day a strange accident occurred, which can be used as an example of the effect of the laws of phy ...

On this day a strange accident occurred, which can be used as an example of the effect of the laws of physics in real life. Namely, when a troop of soldiers was marching over a suspension bridge, it c ...

April 12, 2016
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1891: Horrific Passenger Ship Accident near Gibraltar

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|Date: March 17, 2016
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1891: Horrific Passenger Ship Accident near Gibraltar

On this day in 1891 the passenger ship SS Utopia sank near Gibraltar, taking with it a total of 562 passe ...

On this day in 1891 the passenger ship SS Utopia sank near Gibraltar, taking with it a total of 562 passengers and crew members. In addition, two sailors from another ship died while attempting to ass ...

March 17, 2016
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Did you know of the so-called Highway of Death in Brazil?

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|Date: February 28, 2016
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Did you know of the so-called Highway of Death in Brazil?

The highway designated BR-116 runs north-south along the Brazilian coastline. It is the second longest hi ...

The highway designated BR-116 runs north-south along the Brazilian coastline. It is the second longest highway in the entire country – almost 4,400 km. Due to its unstable weather conditions and high ...

February 28, 2016
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