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The White Lund Explosion (1917)
Season 1 Episode 203
This short documentary tells the story of the White Lund Explosion - one of the most destructive industrial accidents of all time, which took place n…
4 hours ago
The Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)
Season 1 Episode 202
This episode covers the sinking of the Lusitania. In 1915, a German U-boat targeted and sank the RMS Lusitania, killing more than 1,000 passengers. T…
1 week ago
The Aggie Bonfire Collapse (1999)
Season 1 Episode 201
In 1999, a beloved tradition that had existed for decades at Texas A&M University turned deadly in seconds, when a massive bonfire structure collapse…
2 weeks ago
The San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
Season 1 Episode 200
In 1906, a devastating earthquake struck the coast of California. Combined with fires, it destroyed nearly 80% of the city of San Francisco...
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3 weeks ago
A Brief History of Asbestos (1924 - 2020)
Season 1 Episode 199
In 1924, an English textile worker named Nellie Kershaw passed away after several years of ill health. During the autopsy which followed, strange, sh…
4 weeks ago
The Clutha Helicopter Crash (2013)
Season 1 Episode 198
In 2013, the Scottish city of Glasgow was the scene of a bizarre accident when a helicopter running low on fuel crashed through the roof of a pub. Th…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Lost in the Grand Canyon: Part One (1990)
Season 1 Episode 197
On the 21st of June, 1990, Paul Stryker and his wife Karen Stryker set out on a hike along a scenic trail in the Grand Canyon National Park, unaware …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Farmington Mine Disaster (1968)
Season 1 Episode 196
On the 20th of November, 1968, the ground shook beneath the town of Farmington in West Virginia, signaling that something had gone terribly wrong in …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Driving a Train While High: The Chase Train Collision (1987)
Season 1 Episode 195
Following a disastrous train crash in 1987, an investigation uncovered one extraordinary fact: the crew who had been in charge of one of the trains i…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
United Airlines Flight 811 (1989)
Season 1 Episode 194
In 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a catastrophic cargo door failure that blasted a hole in the side of the aircraft and very nearly doo…
9 months, 3 weeks ago