Episode Details

Polygon Wood; Meuse-Argonne Offensive; Ruhr Occupation; Queen Mary Launch; Tōya Maru Sinking; Typhoon Vera; Abbey Road Release; Nolan Ryan No-Hitter; Garuda Indonesia Crash; Assisi Earthquake; MV Le Joola Capsizing; PBS Kids Closure; Typhoon Ketsana

Published 1 day, 12 hours ago

World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
The ocean liner RMS Queen Mary is launched.
The Japanese rail ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172.
Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
Abbey Road, the last recorded album by the Beatles, is released.
Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.
Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.

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