Disasters & Accidents
Natural disasters, industrial accidents, and catastrophes and the human stories behind them.
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Articles (20)
B52 Crashes at Fairchild — June 24, 1994
Sports
June 24, 2026
Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria — June 19, 1947
Disasters & Accidents
June 19, 2026
The Grenfell Tower fire, a catastrophic fire in a high-rise apartment building in North — June 14, 2017
Disasters & Accidents
June 14, 2026
Hold Exxon Accountable — June 13, 1994
Disasters & Accidents
June 13, 2026
7 people are killed and 11 more are injured in a massacre in Akihabara — June 8, 2008
Disasters & Accidents
June 8, 2026
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River — June 7, 1938
War & Conflict
June 7, 2026
BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s — June 1, 1943
War & Conflict
June 1, 2026
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30 — May 28, 1968
Disasters & Accidents
May 28, 2026
Ten people are killed in a shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose — May 26, 2021
Disasters & Accidents
May 26, 2026
Iran Helicopter Crash Kills President Raisi — May 19, 2024
Politics & Government
May 19, 2026
2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak — May 2, 2011
Health & Medicine
May 2, 2026
Port Arthur massacre — April 28, 1996
Disasters & Accidents
April 28, 2026
SS Central America Sinking — April 27, 1857
Disasters & Accidents
April 27, 2026
Chernobyl Disaster — April 26, 1986
Disasters & Accidents
April 26, 2026
MS Estonia Sinking — April 25, 1994
Disasters & Accidents
April 25, 2026
Bhopal Gas Tragedy — April 16, 1984
Disasters & Accidents
April 16, 2026
Apollo 13 Accident — April 12, 1970
Science & Technology
April 12, 2026
Titanic Sinking — April 8, 1912
Disasters & Accidents
April 8, 2026
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire — March 25, 1911
Disasters & Accidents
March 25, 2026
The Great Fire of London: A Devastating Conflagration
Disasters & Accidents
February 27, 2026
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