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Worst U.S. Forest Fires
Great Balls of Fire 1871 Oct. 8-14, Peshtigo, Wis: over 1,500 lives lost and 3.8 million acres burned in nation's worst forest fire. 1889 June 6, Seattle, Wash.: fire destroyed 64 acres of the…State of the Union Address: John Quincy Adams (December 5, 1826)
John Quincy Adams (December 5, 1826) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The assemblage of the representatives of our Union in both Houses of the Congress at this time…December 2005 Disasters
Dec. 5, Kalemie, Congo: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake, with the epicenter in Lake Tanganyika, destroyed mud houses and killed at least 3 in this war-torn region of Africa.Dec. 6, Tehran, Iran:…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…August 2006 Disasters
Aug. 6, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: flash floods on the Dechatu River killed more than 200 persons with many still missing.Aug. 10, London, U.K.: police arrest 24 Bristih-born Muslims, most of whom…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,…April 2004 Disasters
April 1–5, New Mexico and Texas: Torrential rains flooded rivers, closed roads, and forced many to evacuate their homes. A foot of hail fell in Fort Stockton.April 4–6, Piedras Negras, Mexico…March 2005 Disasters
March 9, Mabini, Philippines: food poisoning killed 29 school children after they ate food from a local vendor.March 15, Arctic coast, Russia: a Russian twin-engine Antonov-24 plane, on…7 Wonders of the Ancient World Slideshow
by Dan Steckenberg The Seven Wonders of the Ancient world were first defined by the Greek historian Herodotus, and then transcribed, argued about, and edited over hundreds of…Major Tornadoes
1840 May 6, Natchez, Miss.: tornado struck heart of the city, killing 317 and injuring over 1,000. 1884 Feb. 19, Miss., Ala., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Ky., Ind.: series of 60 tornadoes caused…Trending
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