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Back to SearchThe Texas City Disaster
Episode 1373
April 16, 1947. Two enormous explosions rip through the Port of Texas City in the deadliest industrial accident in American history.
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The Hillsborough Stadium Disaster
Episode 1372
April 15, 1989. A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. This episode o…
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The Black Sunday Dust Storm
Episode 1371
April 14, 1935. Enormous clouds of dust and dirt sweep across Oklahoma and Texas in the worst storm of the Dust Bowl. This episode originally aired i…
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The Flight of Apollo 13
Episode 1370
April 13, 1970. An oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13 leaving the spacecraft crippled, and the lives of the crew in peril. This episode originally air…
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Saturday Matinee: Etymoleon
Episode 1369
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we trace back the history of words that are derived from surprising figures of the past.
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Mount Tambora Erupts in Indonesia
Episode 1368
April 10, 1815. The eruption of Mount Tambora in present-day Indonesia lowers temperatures around the globe, creating what became known as “the year…
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The Return of HMS Wager’s Castaways
Episode 1367
April 9, 1745. After being stranded on a desert island, the remaining crew of HMS Wager make it back to Britain, where they reveal that another group…
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Kurt Cobain’s Body Is Found
Episode 1366
April 8, 1994. After going missing for nearly a week, Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain’s body is found in his Seattle home, dead from a self-inflicted…
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The Teapot Dome Scandal
Episode 1365
April 7, 1922. The US Secretary of the Interior secretly leases out federal oil reserves in return for cash bribes.
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The Race to the North Pole
Episode 1364
April 6, 1909. Robert Peary leads an expedition to the Arctic and declares himself the first man to reach the North Pole. This episode originally air…
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