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The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions .
Texas City explosion may refer to: Texas City disaster (1947), an industrial accident; Texas City refinery explosion (2005), an oil refinery fire
Dupre attended Texas City High School in Texas City, Texas.. On April 16, 1947, Dupre was on his way to school, carrying his books and walking along the sea wall. [1] Suddenly there was a gigantic explosion that threw him from his feet, briefly knocking him unconscious. [1]
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Not long after the explosion and the other accidents at Texas City in 2005, however, BP's image in the U.S. was further tarnished by the near-sinking of the semi-submersible oil platform Thunder Horse PDQ in July of the same year [167] and, more crucially, in March 2006 when an oil pipeline spill was discovered in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, while ...
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All but one member of the Texas City fire department died. France Brest: July 28, 1947: 29 1,700-3,309 The Norwegian cargo ship Ocean Liberty was loaded with 3,309 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and various flammable products when it caught fire at 12:30 July 28, 1947. The captain ordered the hold to be sealed and pressurised steam was pumped in.
The highest selling arcade game of the year is F-1. 1977 – The Atari Video Computer System (later the Atari 2600) is released as the first widely popular home video game console. [5] 1978 – Space Invaders is released, popularizing the medium and beginning the golden age of arcade video games. [6]