Many disaster occurred throughout the 20th century, both natural and caused by humans. While some have been largely forgotten, man should remember and learn from each on of them.
Under SiegeWhen disaster strikes for the coal miner excavating the earth and the fisherman harvesting the sea, the way of life of entire communities is at risk.
The SS Florizel Wreck
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The SS Florizel Wreck
The Westray Mine Explosion
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The Westray Mine Explosion
By Their Own Doing
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By Their Own DoingExamines the Queen Mary and Curacoa crash and the Newfoundland Sealing disaster.
Rising From the Ashes
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Rising From the AshesA huge tidal wave hits England and the Netherlands and claimed 2,000 lives. 200 die in Austria avalanche.
Battery Snow Slide
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Battery Snow SlideTwo avalanches leave 70,000 people without power.
B.C. Forest Fire
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B.C. Forest FireThe province of British Columbia declares at state of emergency and evacuates residents due to a forest fire.
Truxton/Pollux
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Truxton/PolluxA U.S. Navy destroyer and supply ship grounded themselves on the rocks of Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula.
Swiss Air Crash
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Swiss Air CrashSwiss Air 111 decides to make an emergency landing when a cockpit fire makes the electric system fail.
Cranbrook Air Crash
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Cranbrook Air CrashPilots making a touch down notice a snow plough on the runway.
Hurricane Juan
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Hurricane JuanA hurricane hits Halifax and brings the city to a standstill.
Ocean Ranger
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Ocean RangerMobile oil drilling platform Ocean Ranger sinks to the bottom of the sea killing 84 people.
Kwanto Earthquake
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Kwanto EarthquakeA catastrophic earthquake off the eastern coast of the Kwanto Province in Japan caused numerous buildings to collapse.
The Nicaragua Earthquake
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The Nicaragua EarthquakeExamines the impact of the Nicaragua earthquake in 1972.
Rogers Pass Avalanche
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Rogers Pass AvalancheA crew dispatched to clear railroad tracks from one avalanche dies in another.
Minaki Train Crash
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Minaki Train CrashIn 1947, an outdated passenger train collides with the Transcontinental.
Burin Tsunami
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Burin TsunamiAn earthquake causes a tsunami which caused massive damage to Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula.
Black Market Express
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Black Market ExpressA strange train disaster kills 521 people.
U.S.S. Forrestal
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U.S.S. ForrestalA chain reaction of fire and explosions claims the U.S.S. Forrestal.
HMS Thetis
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HMS ThetisThe sinking of the HMS Thetis during a trial dive claimed the lives of all 99 aboard.
Boston Molasses Flood
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Boston Molasses FloodA tank of molasses splits open and kills 21 people.
Quebec Bridge Collapse
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Quebec Bridge CollapseA bridge claims a total of 89 lives before reaching from shore to shore.
Springhill Mine Disaster
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Springhill Mine DisasterOn Oct. 23, 1958, a mining accident buries 174 men in Springhill, Nova Scotia.
Windsor Fire
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Windsor FireThe busy Metropolitan Department Store in downtown Windsor explodes from within.
Matheson Fire
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Matheson FireWinds turn a small fire into an inferno that destroys towns.
Empire State Building
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Empire State BuildingThe 1945 crash of a B-25 Bomber lost in fog into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building.
Eye of the Storm
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Eye of the StormA storm claims the lives of over 200 sailors.
Lost in Transit
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Lost in TransitA charter bus sinks in Quebec's Lac D'Argent.
In an Instant
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In an InstantRogers Pass avalanche; Vaiont Dam.
Final Destination
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Final DestinationThe Minaki train; Naples Black Market Express.
Lost at Sea
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Lost at SeaU.S.S. Forrestal; HMS Thetis.
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