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The other break, where a crack in the pipe wall initiated during rail shipment of the pipe from the steel mill finally propagated to failure, caused the release of 2,190 barrels (348 m 3) of No. 2 fuel oil near Locust Grove, a rural area in Orange County, near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Before being fully contained, the fuel oil had flowed into ...
18 June 1875: The Dublin whiskey fire took place on 18 June 1875 in the Liberties area of Dublin. [24] It lasted a single night but killed 13 people, and resulted in €6 million worth of damage in whiskey alone (adjusted for inflation). [25] People drank the 6 inches (150 mm) deep river of whiskey that is said to have flowed as far as the ...
Gemini 7, the fourth crewed mission of the Gemini program, was launched into orbit from complex 19 at Cape Kennedy at 1:30 in the afternoon. [20] [21] The primary objectives of the mission, flown by command pilot Astronaut Frank Borman and pilot Astronaut James A. Lovell, Jr., were demonstrating crewed orbital flight for approximately 14 days and evaluating the physiological effects of a long ...
July 4, 1976: Israeli commandos storm Uganda's Entebbe Airport, rescue 103 hostages, and fly them back to Israel July 21, 1976: First color photos of Mars are transmitted to Earth July 4, 1976: U.S. celebrates bicentennial of adoption of Declaration of Independence July 28, 1976: Tangshan Earthquake kills more than 650,000 people in China
Born: Diedrich Bader, American actor and comedian; in Alexandria, Virginia [130] Died: Frank Mitchell, 37, British armed robber known as "The Mad Axeman", was shot to death 12 after escaping Dartmoor Prison. The Kray twins, who had masterminded his escape, ordered his murder after quickly becoming tired of their friend. [131]
Many pipes had ruptured in the Welsh Marches and a sewerage pipe had become blocked in outer Birmingham. [93] The company's senior operations manager, Fraser Pithie, said the firm had been called out to more than 470 burst and ruptured pipes since the 10th and their call center staff had taken more than 10,000 calls. [93]
The popularity of pipe bands—primarily featuring bagpipes, various types of snares and drums, and showcasing Scottish traditional dress and music—has spread throughout the world. Bagpipes are featured in holiday celebrations, parades, funerals, weddings, and other events internationally. Many military regiments have a pipe band of their own.