Tag: disaster

• GHOST SHIP: A TITANIC TRAGEDY

  

  On this date back in 1912 the RMS Titanic sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. The ship struck an iceberg on the previous evening that damaged the starboard side of the vessel. In a matter of hours, in the early […]

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  April 15, 2020

  RABBIT HOLE

  disaster, maritime, ship, sinking

• THERE IS NO ESCAPE: THE STORY OF THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE

  

  March 25th marks a tragic day in American history, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The disastrous event, which happened on this day back in 1911, made many aware of the deplorable and dangerous working conditions that large numbers of the population faced on a daily basis. The factory, owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, […]

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  March 25, 2020

  RABBIT HOLE

  disaster, factory, fire, NYC, workplace

• THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS

  

  Beware the number thirteen – at least when it comes to the trains running near Spuyten Duyvil station in the NYC borough of the Bronx. The number thirteen seems to vex this particular station and the notoriously sharp curve located nearby. On a cold January day in 1882, Friday the 13th to be exact, an […]

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  March 13, 2020

  RABBIT HOLE

  disaster, duyvil, numerology, railroad, railway, spuyten, train