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Back to Search1967 Skydiving Disaster
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A free jump from a historic World War II bomber—what skydiver could resist? But when eighteen experienced skydivers plunged through t…
9 months, 1 week ago
The McDonald's Massacre
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On July 18, 1984, a sleepy border community in Southern California became the site of unimaginable horror when 41-year-old James Oliv…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The 1988 Carrollton Bus Disaster
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Sixty-three excited teenagers and four adult chaperones boarded a church bus on a sunny May morning in 1988, anticipating a day of ro…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Sinking of the Essex Part 3: Heartbreaks & Bellyaches
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The final chapter of the Essex tragedy unfolds as a haunting testament to human survival instinct pushed beyond moral boundaries. Aft…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
The Sinking of the Essex Part 2: Thar She Blows
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The infamous true story that inspired Moby Dick unfolds in horrifying detail as we follow the crew of the Essex after their ship is d…
10 months ago
The Sinking of the Essex Part 1: The Real Life Moby Dick
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Massive whales hunted from tiny rowboats. Men covered head-to-toe in blood and oil. A ship sunk by an angry leviathan. Welcome to the…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Monongah Mine Disaster
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America's deadliest mining disaster unfolded in an instant on December 6, 1907, when a broken coupling pin sent coal carts careening …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The 2008 K2 Disaster
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Few mountains inspire both awe and dread quite like K2. Standing in the shadow of Everest's fame yet claiming a far deadlier reputati…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The 1999 Bourbonnais Amtrak disaster
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A semi-truck ignores flashing warning lights. An Amtrak train barrels forward at 79 miles per hour. Eleven lives are lost in the deva…
11 months ago
The London Beer Flood of 1814
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Nobody expects to drown in beer. Yet on October 17, 1814, that's exactly what happened to eight Londoners when a massive vat at Horse…
11 months, 1 week ago