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USS Scorpion Submarine Disaster
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USS Scorpion Submarine Disaster

June 3, 2019 itsd 5797 Views

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
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Johnstown Dam Disaster

June 3, 2019 itsd 4006 Views

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
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K-129 Submarine Disaster

June 3, 2019 itsd 4825 Views

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
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USS Thresher Submarine Disaster

June 3, 2019 itsd 4151 Views

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
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster

June 2, 2019 itsd 1976 Views

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
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Hurricane Katrina

May 31, 2019 itsd 1747 Views

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
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USS Forrestal Aircraft Carrier Disaster

May 27, 2019 itsd 1741 Views

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
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BP’s Texas City Refinery Disaster

May 22, 2019 itsd 2316 Views

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
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Hawaii Island Volcanoes

May 22, 2019 itsd 1765 Views

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
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Cypress Street Viaduct Disaster

May 20, 2019 itsd 2191 Views

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
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Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster

May 20, 2019 itsd 2289 Views

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
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Schoharie Creek Bridge Disaster

May 20, 2019 itsd 1990 Views

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
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USS Cochino Submarine Disaster

May 20, 2019 itsd 2069 Views

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
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Dams Disasters

May 19, 2019 itsd 1969 Views

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
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Lacey V. Murrow Bridge Disaster

May 18, 2019 itsd 2877 Views

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
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Cline Avenue Bridge Disaster

May 18, 2019 itsd 2338 Views

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
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Val di Stava dam Disaster

May 17, 2019 itsd 2944 Views

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
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St. Francis Dam Disaster

May 17, 2019 itsd 1627 Views

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
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Krakatoa Volcanic Eruption

May 15, 2019 itsd 2168 Views

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
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Mianus River Bridge Disaster

May 15, 2019 itsd 3594 Views

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
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Buffalo Creek Dam Disaster

May 14, 2019 itsd 1844 Views

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
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White Sea-Baltic Canal Disaster

May 14, 2019 itsd 4432 Views

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
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Point Pleasant Bridge Disaster

May 13, 2019 itsd 2173 Views

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
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Yellowstone Eruption Disaster

May 13, 2019 itsd 1995 Views

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
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Teton Dam Disaster

May 13, 2019 itsd 1918 Views

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
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Kursk Submarine Disaster

May 13, 2019 itsd 4921 Views

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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