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Worst United States Disasters
The following table lists the worst U.S. disasters in history, including aircraft crashes, blizzards, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, explosions, terrorist attacks, and more.…William Jennings MILLER, Congress, CT (1899-1950)
MILLER William Jennings , a Representative from Connecticut; born in North Andover, Essex County, Mass., March 12, 1899; attended the public schools; was graduated from Cannon's Commercial College…Palmetto
Director:Volker SchlöndorffWriter:E. Max FryeDirector of Photography:Thomas KlossEditor:Peter PrzygoddaMusic:Klaus DoldingerProduction Designer:Claire Jenora BowinProducer:Matthias…George Thomas (Mickey) LELAND, Congress, TX (1944-1989)
LELAND George Thomas (Mickey) , a Representative from Texas; born in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Tex., November 27, 1944; attended the Harris County public schools; graduated from Phillis Wheatly…13 Days
Director:Roger DonaldsonWriter:David SelfNew Line Cinema; PG-13; 140 minutesRelease:12/00Cast:Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp For a few weeks in 1962, Americans shook with the…Skylab Launch
Skylab Station Skylab 1 launchSource: NASAMay 14, 1998–Marks the 25th anniversary of the first Skylab launch. During this unmanned mission, the 77-ton space station's orbit began to…January 2006 Disasters
Jan. 2, Sago, W.Va.: thirteen coal miners were trapped in the Sago Mine, 12 died and 1 survived. The cause of the explosion is unknown. An initial report that 12 survived turned out to be…February 2005 Disasters
Feb. 3, Kabul, Afghanistan: an Afghan Kam Air, Boeing 737, from Herat to Kabul crashed in the mountains due to bad weather, killing 105, including 6 from the United States.Feb. 6–13,…Cast Away
Director:Robert ZemeckisWriter:William Broyles Jr.20th Century Fox and DreamWorks; PG-13; 143 minutesRelease:12/00Cast:Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Wilson the Volleyball Arguably equal to the…Ernest LUNDEEN, Congress, MN (1878-1940)
Senate Years of Service: 1937-1940 Party: Farmer Laborite LUNDEEN Ernest , a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born near Beresford, Union County, S.Dak., August 4, 1878; attended the…