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May 18, Los Barros Range, Chile: a fierce snow storm in the Los Barros range of the Andes mountains killed at least 46 soldiers on training on an army exercise. See also Major Earthquakes…October 2002 Disasters
Oct. 12, Bali, Indonesia: 202 die and hundreds more are wounded when a car bomb explodes in front of 2 nightclubs. The extremist Muslim group Jemaah Islamiyah, which has ties to al-Qaeda, is…June 2004 Disasters
June 29–30, Philippines: Typhoon Mindulle struck the Philippines, killing 30.June 29, Sierra Leone: A United Nations helicopter carrying peacekeepers and others crashed, killing all 24 on…May 2000 Disasters
May 4, northern N.M.: A controlled fire set by the National Park Service swept out of control and, over the next few weeks, consumed more than 46,000 acres and 200 residences. Nearby Los…December 2000 Disasters
Dec. 16, Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Tornado with winds averaging between 175 and 200 mph ripped through the city along a 12-mile path of destruction, killing 12 people. According to officials it was…March 2003 Disasters
March 4, Davao, Philippines: A bomb in a backpack exploded in the Davao airport on Mindanao Island, killing 21 people and injuring 145.March 6, Tamanrasset, Algeria: An Algerian Boeing 737…Poems by Emily Dickinson (Third Series): Reticence
by EmilyDickinsonThe Lost ThoughtWith FlowersReticence Reticence The reticent volcano keeps His never slumbering plan; Confided are his projects pink To no precarious man. If nature…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: September 14, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark September 13, 1804September 15, 1804September 14, 1804 Septr 14th Friday 1804 Course Dists & rifur. Set out early proceeded on passed Several…April 2001 Disasters
April 2, Bering Sea: Seattle-based fishing trawler, the Arctic Rose, disappeared in rough seas about 200 mi northeast of St. Paul Island, one of the Pribilof Islands. All 15 crew members perished in…August 2001 Disasters
Aug. 1, Nias Island, off western Sumatra, Indonesia: Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains swept away entire villages and killed at least 31 people. Aug. 16, nr. Katpadi, Tamil Nadu, India…Trending
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