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One of the largest wildfires was the Chimney Tops 2 Fire, which burned more than 10,000 acres, and closed the Chimney Tops Trail. [ 11 ] The Great Smoky Mountains wildfires were the deadliest wildfires in Tennessee, [ 12 ] as well as the deadliest wildfires in the eastern U.S. since the Great Fires of 1947 , which killed 16 people in Maine .
On July 24, 1930, sometime after 6:00 p.m., the park's Big Dipper roller coaster crashed when a bolt worked itself loose. Four cars containing children and teenagers plunged to the ground. Four people were killed and 17 injured. [190] [191] [192] [193]
Big Dipper: John A. Miller: Wooden: 1925 2007 After this coaster opened, Geauga Lake officially became an amusement park, and the ride formerly stood by the park entrance gate. It has also been known as The Clipper and Sky Rocket. It was demolished in 2016. Wild Mouse: Schiff Wild Mouse coaster 1958 1971
Comet E3 will be found between the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper in the final nights of January leading up to its closest encounter with the Earth on Feb. 1. ... A sky chart showing the ...
Cincinnati Firefighters work the scene of a fire that destroyed 1000 Hands Every Child’s Playground at Sawyer Point Park under the Dan C Beard Bridge in Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
The Big Dipper seen from Fujian. The constellation of Ursa Major (Latin: Greater Bear) has been seen as a bear, a wagon, or a ladle.The "bear" tradition is Indo-European (appearing in Greek, as well as in Vedic India), [7] but apparently the name "bear" has parallels in Siberian or North American traditions.
The Big Dipper was replaced with a modern steel roller coaster known as The Cyclone, but the funfair's popularity remained low. The accident along with development problems led to the fair's closure on 22 September 1974. [2] [1] The site of the disaster is no longer accessible to the public.
On June 3, six planets — Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will align in the sky in what is known as a planetary alignment. Most of the globe will be able to spot the ...