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The T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the Morgan Munitions Depot explosion or similar titles, began at 7:36 pm EDT on Friday, October 4, 1918, at a World War I ammunition plant in the Morgan area of Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The initial explosion, generally believed to be ...
January 6, 2021: January 6 United States Capitol attack: A mob of rioters supporting President Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election stormed the U.S. Capitol during speeches made by Trump and his allies at a rally. After breaching multiple police perimeters, they damaged the building and occupied parts of it ...
Second-deadliest disaster in United States history. Deadliest drug epidemic in United States history. 700,000 [3] 1981 – present HIV/AIDS in the United States: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated. Third-deadliest disaster in United States history. 675,000 [4] 1918 – 1920 1918 influenza pandemic: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated.
1918 flu pandemic. July 9 – Great Train Wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171. It is considered the worst rail accident in U.S. history. August – A deadly second wave of the Spanish flu starts in France, Sierra Leone and the United States. [1]
2021 Leverkusen explosion – An explosion occurred at Chempark, an industrial park for chemical factories, sending a pall of smoke over the city. [158] 2 August 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kibuba: 33 Unknown A bus crashed with a tank truck, causing an explosion. [159] 13 August 2021 Russia: Voronezh: 2 22 Voronezh Bus Explosion ...
Police have released additional photos of a suspect on the run after three explosions took place in Washington, DC over the weekend in what appears to be targeted attacks on businesses.. An ATM, a ...
18 November 1918: Ammunition transporter explosion in Hamont, Belgium 1,000+ 31 August 1794: Explosion of a gunpowder factory in Grenelle, France 843: 9 July 1917: Propellant explosion of the British dreadnought battleship HMS Vanguard: 800: 14 April 1944: Bombay Docks Explosion in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India 741: 26 November 1914
1918 Great train wreck of 1918, Nashville, Tennessee; 101 killed plus 171 injured. Officially the deadliest U.S. rail disaster to date [98] [99] 1918 Malbone Street Wreck, New York City; 95-100 killed plus 100+ injured. Remains the deadliest rail disaster in the History of New York state and the New York City Subway [100] [101]