In 1871, 125 lives were lost when one of the Staten Island ferries exploded.
Earth Mother of Hippiedom
She is most remembered as Mama Cass, the powerful voice that dominates many of the hits sung by the sixties pop quartet, The Mamas & the Papas.
Empire State Disaster
A B-25 bomber on a routine transport mission slammed into the Empire State Building.
The Deadliest Hot Shot
The thundering boom was heard 100 miles away.
The End of Shambo
In 2007 a long contentious battle was waged between British goverment officials and the the Hindu leaders of a temple who were adamantly opposed to the killing of their sacred bull.
Nelson's Right Arm
In 1797, Today was the day that Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson lost his right arm during his attack on the Spanish port city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
The Pine Tar Incident
It was the top of the 9th, and the Kansas City Royals were down 4-3 to the Yankees. George Brett cracked a 2-run homer to take a 5 to 4 lead at Yankee Stadium. New York's manager, Billy Martin, approached the umpire and requested that he take a closer look at Brett's bat.
Steve Pulls a Brodie
In 1886, a Bowery bookie named Steve Brodie jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and survived. This amazing feat earned him instant fame, which he milked for the rest of his life.
Death of a Gangster
In 1934, John Dillinger was gunned down by agents from the BOI (Bureau of Information - an early version of the FBI).
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 in Managua
Sandinista rebels were on the cusp of taking control of Nicaragua’s capital city, Managua. Bill Stewart was a 37-year-old reporter covering the civil war for ABC.
The Floating Hospital
In the 14 years that the Emma Abbott steamed around Manhattan, it cared for over 900,000 patients.
Nadia's Perfect 10
The amazing feat came during the 1976 Montreal games where the scoreboards were not equipped to deal with a 10, so they displayed it as a 1.0.
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.
STICKS NIX HICK PIX
It's one of the most famous headlines of all time, and it promoted a story about rural audiences rejecting Hollywood's attempts to cater to them with movies about country life.
Miss Macao
In 1948, 25 people died in the first known hijacking of a commercial plane.
Trinity Test
In the first successful test of an atomic weapon, the concrete and steel of the testing tower was vaporized instantly and the floor of the desert was turned into a bowl of glass 10 feet thick and 1000 feet wide.
The Tallest Ever
His name was Robert Wadlow and he stood 8 feet 11.1 inches tall.
Cosmic Blast
An extremely large solar flare (as if there's ever a small one) was followed by mind-blowing mass ejection that blasted billions of tons of atomic particles toward the Earth at 3 million miles per hour.
Triskaidekaphobia
Extremely superstitious, Arnold Schoenberg dreaded the number 13...and as he feared, he died Friday the 13th in his 67th year.