Here are some of the deadliest commercial plane crashes in the U.S. since the Air Florida disaster, according to reports from the National Transportation Safety Board: Feb. 12, 2009: A Colgan Air plane crashed near Buffalo, N.Y., killing everyone aboard the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane,...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Amidair collisionbetween an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot in the country's deadliest aviation disast...
Wilhelm Gustloff: World's Deadliest Sea Disaster(Season 1, Episode 14) TV-PG TV Episode|46 min|Documentary, History, Mystery Edit pageAdd to list The sinking of Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst maritime disaster in history. Sunk by a Soviet submarine in 1945, the death toll on the Wilhelm ...
The sinking of Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst maritime disaster in history. Sunk by a Soviet submarine in 1945, the death toll on the Wilhelm Gustloff was equivalent to nearly six Titanics. DirectorsRobert M. Wise | James Younger Producers Peter Hankoff | Gavin Hodge ...
It was the deadliest train disaster in history. This was by far the deadliest tsunami event ever recorded. It led to the development of an advanced tsunami warning system that now has stations across the globe. October 11, 1138 – Aleppo Earthquake of 1138 – 230,000 dead “I will be ...
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A faulty air vent had opened when the orbital and descent modules of Soyuz 11 separated, and the cabin had depressurized; the cosmonauts, none of whom were wearing space suits, likely suffocated to death 30 minutes before landing. As a legacy of the Soyuz 11 disaster, the Soviet and U.S...
Helene ranked as a Category 4 storm, but its damage was on par with some of the most destructive hurricanes in history. As the climate warms, hurricane risk is changing. Warm ocean water fuels hurricanes, and warmer air can hold more moisture, creating stronger destructive storms. ...
Nearly 500 people died at The Cocoanut Grove that night in the United States’ most deadly nightclub disaster. The fire was the product of a hardened entrepreneur’s greed—but for years, a young bus boy would bear the blame. By the time of the fire, The Cocoanut Grove was a Boston ...
She was one of 45 people killed in the town. Though Glazier and Higgins were devastated, no word of the approaching disaster reached the Oklahoma towns just across the border from the Texas Panhandle. It was the third day of a national telephone strike, and only emergency operators were ...