In 1907 two massive sections of the bridge snapped off and plunged over 300 feet into the Saint Lawrence River.
All in Disasters
The Westfield Ferry
In 1871, 125 lives were lost when one of the Staten Island ferries exploded.
Empire State Disaster
A B-25 bomber on a routine transport mission slammed into the Empire State Building.
Wingfoot Air Express
In 1919, a dirigible called the Wingfoot Air Express burst into flames and crashed through the skylight of a Chicago bank killing 13 people.
Death at the Hyatt
114 people were killed and over 200 were injured when an elevated walkway collapsed at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri.
Miss Macao
In 1948, 25 people died in the first known hijacking of a commercial plane.