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USS Scorpion Submarine Disaster
Disasters Submarines Disasters 

USS Scorpion Submarine Disaster

USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear submarine of the United States Navy and the sixth vessel of the U.S.

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Johnstown Dam Disaster
Dams Disasters Disasters 

Johnstown Dam Disaster

The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the

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K-129 Submarine Disaster
Disasters Submarines Disasters 

K-129 Submarine Disaster

K-129 was a Project 629A diesel-electric powered submarine of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, one of six Project 629 strategic ballistic

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USS Thresher Submarine Disaster
Disasters Submarines Disasters 

USS Thresher Submarine Disaster

The second USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster
Bridges Disasters Disasters 

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster

The 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge, was a suspension bridge in the U.S. state of Washington

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Hurricane Katrina Disaster
Disasters Natural Disasters 

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly Category 5 hurricane that caused catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast from

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USS Forrestal Aircraft Carrier Disaster
Disasters Other Disasters 

USS Forrestal Aircraft Carrier Disaster

USS Forrestal (CV-59), was a supercarrier named after the first Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. Commissioned in 1955, she was

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BP's Texas City Refinery Disaster
Disasters Other Disasters 

BP’s Texas City Refinery Disaster

The Texas City Refinery explosion occurred on March 23, 2005, when a hydrocarbon vapor cloud was ignited and violently exploded

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Hawaii Island Volcanoes
Disasters Natural Disasters 

Hawaii Island Volcanoes

The fifteen volcanoes that make up the eight principal islands of Hawaii are the youngest in a chain of more

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Cypress Street Viaduct Disaster
Bridges Disasters Disasters 

Cypress Street Viaduct Disaster

The Cypress Street Viaduct, often referred to as the Cypress Structure, was a 1.6 mile long, raised two-tier, multi-lane (four

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Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster
Dams Disasters Disasters 

Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster

The Baldwin Hills Dam disaster occurred on December 14, 1963, when the dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir suffered a

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Schoharie Creek Bridge Disaster
Bridges Disasters Disasters 

Schoharie Creek Bridge Disaster

The Schoharie Creek Bridge was a New York State Thruway bridge over the Schoharie Creek near Fort Hunter and the

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USS Cochino Submarine Disaster
Disasters Submarines Disasters 

USS Cochino Submarine Disaster

USS Cochino (SS-345), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the

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Dams Disasters
Dams Disasters Disasters 

Dams Disasters

A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir,

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Lacey V. Murrow Bridge Disaster
Bridges Disasters Disasters 

Lacey V. Murrow Bridge Disaster

The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is one of the Interstate 90 floating bridges that carries the eastbound lanes of

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Cline Avenue Bridge Disaster
Bridges Disasters Disasters 

Cline Avenue Bridge Disaster

State Road 912 (SR 912), known along its entire length as Cline Avenue, is a freeway north of the combined

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Val di Stava Dam Disaster
Dams Disasters Disasters 

Val di Stava dam Disaster

The Val di Stava Dam collapse occurred on 19 July 1985, when two tailings dams above the village of Stava,

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St. Francis Dam Disaster
Dams Disasters Disasters 

St. Francis Dam Disaster

The St. Francis Dam was a curved concrete gravity dam, built to create a large regulating and storage reservoir for

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Krakatoa Volcanic Eruption
Disasters Natural Disasters 

Krakatoa Volcanic Eruption

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in the Dutch East Indonesia began in the afternoon of Sunday, 26 August 1883, and

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Mianus River Bridge Disaster
Bridges Disasters Disasters 

Mianus River Bridge Disaster

The Mianus River Bridge is a span that carries Interstate 95 over the Mianus River in the Cos Cob section

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Buffalo Creek Dam Disaster
Dams Disasters Disasters 

Buffalo Creek Dam Disaster

The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred on February 26, 1972, when the Pittston Coal Company’s coal slurry

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White Sea-Baltic Canal Disaster
Disasters Other Disasters 

White Sea-Baltic Canal Disaster

The White Sea–Baltic Canal, often abbreviated to White Sea Canal (Belomorkanal) is a ship canal in Russia opened on 2

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Point Pleasant Bridge Disaster
Bridges Disasters Disasters 

Point Pleasant Bridge Disaster

The Point Pleasant Bridge (Silver Bridge) was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 and named for the color of

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Yellowstone Eruption Disaster
Disasters Natural Disasters 

Yellowstone Eruption Disaster

The last full-scale eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, the Lava Creek eruption which happened approximately 640,000 years ago, ejected approximately

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Teton Dam Disaster
Dams Disasters Disasters 

Teton Dam Disaster

The Teton Dam was an earthen dam on the Teton River in Idaho, United States. It was built by the

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Kursk Submarine Disaster
Disasters Submarines Disasters 

Kursk Submarine Disaster

The Kursk submarine disaster, the sinking of the nuclear-powered Oscar-class submarine Kursk, took place during the first major Russian naval

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Energy Oil and Energy 

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Inventions Machines 

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Peterborough Lift Lock
Canals Construction 

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Oil Oil and Energy 

Troll A Platform

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