Incredible Photos of the Bukit Ho Swee Fire, Singapore in 1961
This post was originally published on this siteThe Bukit Ho Swee fire was a conflagration that broke out in the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho […]
accident & disaster
On May 13, 1981: Pope John Paul II Was Shot Four Times by a Gunman in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City
This post was originally published on this siteThe first attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II took place on Wednesday, 13 May 1981, in St. […]
40 Incredible Photos of the Los Angeles Flood in 1938
This post was originally published on this siteThe Los Angeles flood of 1938 was one of the largest floods in the history of Los Angeles, […]
March 27, 1977: 583 People Died When Two Boeing 747 Aircrafts Collided on the Runway in Tenerife, Spain
This post was originally published on this site On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets, operating KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight […]
Robert Madden’s Guatemalan Plane Crash, the Most Intense Photo Ever Taken
This post was originally published on this siteIt turns out it’s absolutely a case of impeccable photography by Robert W. Madden, who was at the […]
20 Historic Photographs Captured the Aftermath of the Great Ohio River Flood of 1937
This post was originally published on this site In 1937, the worst Ohio River flood in history covered 60 percent of the City of Louisville […]
Incredible Photos of the 1929 LA Auto Show After the Fire
This post was originally published on this siteFire starting from a smoldering cigarette broke out at the Los Angeles Auto Show at 4:10 p.m yesterday, […]
New York Snowstorms: 25 Fabulous Photos of the Blizzard of 1996
This post was originally published on this siteThe blizzard of 1996 was one of the most severe to ever hit NYC, falling only an inch […]
35 Incredible Photos of the 1907 Kingston Earthquake
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.2 […]
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse in 1940
This post was originally published on this siteThe Tacoma Narrows Bridge was a suspension bridge in the U.S. state of Washington that spanned the Tacoma […]
Man Experiences Irony, 1966
This post was originally published on this siteA man experiences irony as his car, laden with used tires, has a flat tire, Houston, Texas, March […]
Raymond Mays and the 3 Wheeled Bugatti, 1924
This post was originally published on this site You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel. During the 1920s, Raymond Mays became the […]
The Train Crash Scene in ‘The Wrecker’ (1929): The Most Spectacular Railway Crash in Cinema History
This post was originally published on this siteThe Wrecker is a 1929 British-German silent film that tells the story of a crook who organizes train […]
Titanic: Newspaper Front Pages With the First Stories of the Disaster on April 15, 1912
This post was originally published on this siteHere are some front pages of newspapers around the country, showing very first reports of the Titanic disaster. […]
A Lucky Escape, 1969
This post was originally published on this siteUncle Luther and Aunt Vera never made it to the UP that spring. Their trip was cut short […]
The Blizzard of 1978: 30 Amazing Photographs From the Historic Storm That Slammed the Northeastern United States
This post was originally published on this siteThe Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic, historic northeaster that struck New England, New Jersey, […]
Brutal Winter of 1978: 35 Amazing Photos of the Blizzard in Northern Germany From December 1978 to January 1979
This post was originally published on this siteOn December 28, 1978, a combination of a low pressure system from the Mediterranean Sea, which brought moisture […]
Rare Photos of Guildford’s Floods in January 1928
This post was originally published on this siteThere was a white Christmas in Guildford in 1927. But the snow soon thawed and by the new […]
Historic Photographs From 1928 Thames Flood
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London […]
Incredible Photos of the 1937 Harrisburg Flood
This post was originally published on this siteThe Ohio River flooded for about three weeks in early 1937, leaving one million people homeless and 385 […]
22 Incredible Photos Show the Aftermath of the Great Fire of Toronto in 1904
This post was originally published on this siteIt was a miserably cold night, with bitter gusts of wind and a light snow even though it […]
Before Seatbelts and Airbags, 20 Terrible Photos of Car Accidents in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBy 1950, almost every race-car driver used safety seat belts. American car manufacturers Nash (in 1949) and Ford […]
November 4, 1966: Flood in Venice Was an Unprecedented Acqua Alta, With Waters Reaching Up to 194 cm
This post was originally published on this siteOn November 4, 1966, the city of Venice woke up in the middle of its biggest nightmare. The […]
The Earliest Known Image Depicting a Train Wreck on the Providence Worcester Railroad, Rhode Island, 1853
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 12, 1853, a head-on collision occurred on a single track between Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, […]
Canadian Police Officer Guarding the Pharmacy in Waist-High Flood Waters in Galt, Ontario, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteEven as the flood waters rose, the sun shone bright on May 17, 1974. Earlier rains and a […]