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Back to SearchThe 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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Genoa Bridge Collapse
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On August 14th, 2018, the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy collapsed, resulting in the death of 43 people and causing significant destr…
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Texas City Disaster
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On April 16th, 1947, the SS Grandcamp, loaded with 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate, caught fire and exploded in Texas City, causing th…
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The Great Halifax Explosion
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On the morning of December 6th, 1917, the SS Mont-Blanc, loaded with nearly 3000 metric tons of explosives destined for France, colli…
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The Children's Blizzard
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On January 12th, 1888, a sudden blizzard struck the Midwest, causing over 230 deaths, most of them children, due to the lack of warni…
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