The Minnesota I-35W Bridge Collapse
The I-35W Bridge was designed by the engineering firm Sverdrup & Parcel, with the blueprints receiving final certification in 1965. The structure complied with the 1961 standards of the American Association of State Highway Officials
The Citicorp Building
In 1977, the Citicorp Center in New York City (NYC) was completed. It was distinctive and remarkable because it was built...
The Challenger Disaster
Launched on January 28th, 1986, the 10th mission of the space shuttle Challenger was very much in the public eye. The crew included...
The King’s Cross Fire
More than 150 firefighters and 30 fire engines were called to a blaze at London’s King’s Cross St Pancras tube station, a major interchange on the London Underground. The November 18, 1987 blaze was the worst fire in the history of the London Underground, and it all began ...
The East Ohio Gas Company Explosion
On October 24, 1944, in Cleveland’s East Side, a natural gas storage facility exploded, causing so much damage that the neighborhoods affected looked...
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
On March 11, 2011, the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Japan struck off the coast of Honshu island. Measured at 9.0 on the Richter scale ...