Disasters
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The Destruction of the Library of Alexandria
The destruction of the Library of Alexandria is one of history’s greatest tragedies, symbolising the loss of untold knowledge and…
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Malaysian Airlines Flight 370: The Plane that Disappeared
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) vanished on 8 March 2014 during its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, carrying 239…
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The Dust Bowl: America’s Environmental Catastrophe
The Dust Bowl was one of the most severe environmental catastrophes in American history, a devastating period of ecological and…
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The Apollo 1 Tragedy: Fire on the Launch Pad
The Apollo 1 launch pad disaster, which occurred on January 27, 1967, was a tragic event that claimed the lives…
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The Spanish Flu Pandemic
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 was one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history, claiming the lives of an…
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The Great Smog of London
The Great Smog of London, which descended upon the city in December 1952, remains one of the most severe environmental…
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The Concorde Crash of 2000
The Concorde crash of July 25, 2000, marked a tragic chapter in aviation history and signalled the beginning of the…
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The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood, also known as the Great Flood of 1889, remains one of the deadliest disasters in American history,…
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The Bhopal Gas Tragedy
The Bhopal gas tragedy, which occurred on the night of December 2-3, 1984, in Bhopal, India, is one of the…
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The 1977 Tenerife Airport Disaster
The Tenerife airport disaster on March 27, 1977, remains the deadliest aviation accident in history, claiming the lives of 583…
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