Historic Disasters
21 entries in the Historic Disasters compendium.
Historic Disasters — Era Chart
The Chernobyl disasterWorst nuclear disaster in history, caused by design flaws and test errors.The Hindenburg disasterAirship fire ended the passenger rigid airship era.PompeiiAncient Roman city buried by Vesuvius, preserved as a time capsule.The 1906 San Francisco earthquakeDeadliest earthquake in U.S. history, destroying over 80% of San Francisco.The Great Chicago FireThe Great Chicago Fire was a devastating conflagration that burned through the city of ChiThe 1883 eruption of KrakatoaOne of history's deadliest volcanic eruptions, producing the loudest known sound.The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruptionHelens in Washington.The Halifax ExplosionCollision of two ships caused the largest human-made explosion at the time.The Johnstown FloodWorst flash flood in U.S. history by loss of life.The Triangle Shirtwaist fireDeadliest industrial disaster in New York City history.The Great Fire of LondonThe Great Fire of London consumed the medieval heart of the capital, burning from Sunday 2The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunamiOn 26 December 2004, a massive undersea megathrust earthquake, known scientifically as theThe Tunguska eventLargest recorded impact event in history, flattening Siberian forest.The Dust BowlSevere dust storms devastated the American and Canadian prairies in the 1930s.The Bhopal disasterWorld's worst industrial disaster from a toxic gas leak.Apollo 1First crewed Apollo mission ended in tragedy before launch.The Challenger disasterA colliery spoil tip collapsed onto a Welsh village, killing 116 children and 28 adults.The Columbia disasterSecond Space Shuttle disaster, caused by foam strike on wing.The Aberfan disasterThe spoil tip that collapsed onto Aberfan was one of seven heaps of mining waste on the hiThe Great Molasses FloodOn January 15, 1919, in Boston’s North End, a massive storage tank at the Purity DistillinThe 1902 eruption of Mount PeleeOne of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
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