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1895 – The Rotunda, University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia. 1897 – Fire at the Bazar de la Charité, Paris, France on 4 May, killed 126, mostly women. 1899 – Windsor Hotel East 47th Street/5th Avenue Manhattan, New York—at least 33 and possibly 45 people killed (estimates vary).
On 14 June 2017, the Grenfell Tower fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, at 00:54 BST; it caused 72 deaths, including those of two victims who later died in hospital. More than 70 others were injured and 223 people escaped.
Spalding was a native of Owensboro, Kentucky.He is famous as one of the first officers (a lieutenant at the time for E Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry) to make it up to the top of bloody Omaha Beach and clear out German defenses from behind.
Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District is a national historic district located at Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures along Indian Creek Road and Indian Creek. They date from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries.
Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, GCB, GCMG, PC (Ire) (29 April 1841 – 27 January 1925) was a British Army officer. After serving as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, he fought in the 9th Xhosa War , the Anglo-Zulu War and then the Anglo-Egyptian War .
For most of us, the thought of a beach conjures images in our minds of peaceful days in the sun or exotic excursions into crystal clear waters. While many of the world’s most beautiful beaches ...
In the days since, guns have killed at least 2244 more people. Chicago has seen more recent gun deaths than any other city in the U.S. In a speech there, President Obama said "too many of our children are being taken away from us" as a result of gun violence.
The Sulphur Well Historic District is an 81 acres (33 ha) historic district in Sulphur Well, Kentucky which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [ 1 ] It is roughly bounded by Wister Wallace Road, the southern fork of the Little Barren River , Mitchell-Edwards Road, and Kentucky Route 70 .