The oil industry’s worst nightmare came true on July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha oil platform suffered a catastrophic explosion, ...

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One of the turning points in history took place on April 26, 1986, when one of the reactors at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power ...

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The grim details of the Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184 are not for the faint of heart. Discover the full story of one of history's grossest tragedies.

The week of April 15-21 has seen a number of historical tragedies. These events range from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln to the Boston Marathon bombing. Natural disasters, such as the 1906 San ...

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Learn more. On Wednesday, April 16, 1947, one of the deadliest disasters in United States history ripped through a Texas City waterfront near Galveston, and two heroes of this disaster were a man ...

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(WKRN) — After surviving decades of disaster, East Nashville’s former ... Hoobler said the building is one of the most historic churches in East Nashville. Its original congregation ...