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Disasters

Natural catastrophes and man-made calamities have caused loss of life and destruction throughout human history.

The Charge of the Light Brigade
What was the worst military decision in history?

Battles

Charles Lightloller
The Second Officer who survived Titanic and saved 130 lives at Dunkirk

Battles

The volcano Krakatau erupting at night
What Would Happen if a Supervolcano Erupted?

Apocalypse How

Celebrations as Plan B, the rescue effort to save a group Chilean miners, makes contact.
When Hope Caved in, the Chilean Miners Rescue

Highway Thru Hell

Lower Matlock Wheel - Malcolm Nunn
The Great Sheffield Flood

Disasters

Chernobyl: the worst nuclear accident in history
Top Five Worst Man-Made Disasters

James Nesbitt Disasters That Changed Britain

Heavy smog in Piccadilly Circus, London, 6th December 1952 (Getty).
The Day London Vanished

Popular Culture

Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum by John Martin
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and the destruction of Pompeii

Ancient History

Remembering the Heysel Stadium Disaster

Sport

The Unsung Heroes of 9/11

Road to 911

10 Things You May Not Know About the Titanic

Billion Dollar Wreck

The Triumph of Death
What was the worst year in history?

Disasters

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