Episodios

  • The 1944 Hartford Circus Fire

    The 1944 Hartford Circus Fire
    Aug 13 2020
    Details of the tragic Hartford Circus Fire, 1944.
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    1 h y 14 m
  • The Wreck Of The Iolaire

    The Wreck Of The Iolaire
    Jul 8 2020
    An exploration of the tragic wreck of the Iolaire, a wealthy man’s yacht turned into a transport ship that went aground on the rocks of the Outer Hebrides, killing at least 201 sailors as they approached their home port.
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    1 h y 26 m
  • Tragedy in Kenner—The Crash of Pan Am Flight 759

    Tragedy in Kenner—The Crash of Pan Am Flight 759
    Oct 9 2019
    On the afternoon of July 9th, 1982, Pam Am Flight 759 suddenly fell from the sky into a residential subdivision in Kenner, LA, killing all 145 people on board and eight people on the ground.
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    59 m
  • Three Mile Island

    Three Mile Island
    Sep 24 2019
    It took systemic problems, design flaws and good old-fashioned human error to turn a minor mechanical function into an accident that could have wiped out the entire eastern seaboard of the United States.
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    1 h y 7 m
  • The Northridge Earthquake

    The Northridge Earthquake
    Sep 10 2019
    The 6.7 Northridge Earthquake, followed by a 6.0 aftershock, less than a minute later, wasn't the biggest earthquake to hit Southern California, but it was one of the worst, because the epicenter was directly under a populated area. It did over $20 billion in damage and, more importantly, at least 60 people lost their lives—16 of them in one building. The official death toll stands at 61, with one study, by USC and the USGS, reaching 72. But Nobody really knows for sure. What we do know is that there were over 8,700 people injured, 1,600 of them hospitalized.  More would have died in the aftershocks and fires caused by broken gas mains, if not for neighbors helping neighbors, and the incredible work done by police fire and rescue workers.
    NBCLA First Reports Retrospective Full Show
    NBCLA Northridge Earthquake Day Two Full Show
    Northridge Earthquake Raw Footage, USGS No sound but some things you just have to see to believe
    LAist 25th Anniversary Article Has pictures you can’t find anywhere else
    Learning From Earthquakes Daniel Pendrick’s full article, on the Savage earth blog. Includes links to more information.
    Seismology: The Northridge Earthquake and its Aftershocks Excellent article from the Southern California Earthquake Center, by Erik Hauksson and Lucy Jones
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    57 m