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2000: Fire at the Ostankino Tower near Moscow

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2000: Fire at the Ostankino Tower near Moscow

The Ostankino Tower near Moscow caught fire on this day in 2000. It is one of the world’s tallest towers ...

The Ostankino Tower near Moscow caught fire on this day in 2000. It is one of the world’s tallest towers (540.1 meters tall). The tower is located in the northern part of Moscow, about 7 kilometers fr ...

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1945: B-25 Bomber Flying through Thick Fog Crashes into the Empire State Building, Killing 14 People

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1945: B-25 Bomber Flying through Thick Fog Crashes into the Empire State Building, Killing 14 People

On this day in 1945, an American bomber B-25 Mitchell lost its way in the thick fog and crashed into the ...

On this day in 1945, an American bomber B-25 Mitchell lost its way in the thick fog and crashed into the Empire State Building in New York. It caused the death of 14 people and damage estimated at $1, ...

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1914: Over 1,000 People Killed during Ship Collision in Canada

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1914: Over 1,000 People Killed during Ship Collision in Canada

It was the worst maritime disaster in Canadian history (during peacetime). The Norwegian collier didn't s ...

It was the worst maritime disaster in Canadian history (during peacetime). The Norwegian collier didn't sink, unlike the “Empress of Ireland“. There were more than 1,000 victims. The “SS Storstad” (gr ...

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

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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, 2019
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1831: Marching Soldiers Collapse a Bridge

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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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2009: Russian and American Satellites Collide at around 42,000 km/h

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|Date: February 10, 2016
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2009: Russian and American Satellites Collide at around 42,000 km/h

This day in 2009 marked the first time in history that two artificial satellites collided at high velocit ...

This day in 2009 marked the first time in history that two artificial satellites collided at high velocity in the Earth's orbit. The satellites in question were the Russian Kosmos-2251 and the America ...

February 10, 2016
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