Robert Landsburg and the Mount St. Helens Eruption
On May 18th, 1980, the sun broke across the Cascade Mountains in Washington State at 5:36 a.m. to reveal a calm and cool morning. For …
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The Costa Concordia Disaster
On the evening of January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia was on the first day of a seven-day cruise that included port visits in Italy, …
The Mt. Erebus Disaster
On the morning of the 28th of November 1979, two hundred and fifty-seven people left Mangere airport in Auckland, New Zealand, for an 11-hour leisurely …
The Bizarre 1994 Ariel School UFO Sighting in Zimbabwe
Friday, 16th of September, 1994, began as just another ordinary day for the pupils of the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. For many, it was …
Christopher McCandless, The Man who Hiked to Death
The 2007 film ‘Into the Wild’ shocked audiences with its heart-wrenching story and the plethora of unanswered questions. While the film may feel like a …
The Most Bizarre Flight in History: British Airways Flight 5309
Air travel is relatively safe, and while you are more likely to be injured or die on the roads, there is something far more terrifying …
Angola’s Missing Boeing 727, the Largest Aircraft in History to Disappear Without a Trace
In 2003, an old defunct Boeing 727 airplane sat on the tarmac of Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola. The large aircraft had been …
Imprisoned for Life for Causing the Great Flood of 1993 Just to Party
In the summer of 1993, hundreds of volunteers pulled together to protect their town from the rising Mississippi River. One of the volunteers helping to …