The following table includes information about the worst industrial disasters in history.
Year
Day
Incident
Location
Fatalities
2013
04/24
Rana Plaza, a…
Dates and details of major disasters in sports 1955June 11, Le Mans, France: racing car in Grand Prix hurtled into grandstand, killing 82 spectators.1964May 24, Lima, Peru: more than 300…
Find a list of the worst aircraft crashes in the world, including the Hindenburg disaster and the Sept 11, 2001, attacks. (See also Terrorist Attacks.)
1921
Aug. 24, England: British…
(Encyclopedia) Galsworthy, JohnGalsworthy, Johngôlzˈwûrᵺē, gălzˈ– [key], 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist. Winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature, he is best remembered for his series…
(Encyclopedia) Jacobs, William Wymark, 1863–1943, English author. His humorous sea stories were first collected in Many Cargoes (1896). Of his several horror stories, the most famous is “The Monkey's…
1910 March 14, Kern County, Caifornia: Called the Lakeview Gusher Number One, this hydrocarbon eruption because the largest accidental oil spill in history. It lasted 18 months and spilled 9…
Director/Writer:Danis TanovicUnited Artists; R; 97 minutesRelease:12/01Cast:Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic A chillingly realistic war tragicomedy from a Bosnian director who…
Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
World's Most Corrupt Leaders & Politicians
Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030
The Best Movie Quotes of All Time!
Top 10 Biggest Waterfalls in the World (Tallest, Widest, & Most Volume!)
