Hurricane Camille – August 17, 1969

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Camille was one of only three hurricanes in the history of the United States to make landfall as a category…

Iraq Mercury Poisoning – August 1971

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A donation of seed grain from the United States to Iraq was wrongly consumed by Iraqis because of language difficulties,…

Managua Earthquake – Nicaragua – December 22, 1972

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The city of Managua suffered extreme damage from the shaking and from fires. On the evening of December 22, 1972,…

Brisbane Flood – Australia – January 21, 1974

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Brisbane received twelve inches of rain within one twenty-four-hour period and, as a result, both the city and a large…

Munich Terrorism – Germany – September 5, 1972

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Eleven Israeli athletes were massacred in a terrorist attack. The beginnings of the modern phase of terrorism exploded into global…

Hurricane Agnes – June 19, 1972

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Flooding from hurricanes is not the most common concern from these storms but in the case of Agnes it was…

Vaiont Dam Collapse – Italy – October 9, 1963

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A landslide within the Vaiont Dam in northern Italy displaced a massive volume of water from the dam that flooded…

Tristan da Cunha Volcanic Eruption – October 8, 1961

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The eruption forced all the islanders of Tristan da Cunha to evacuate from their homes in mid-Atlantic and remain away…

New York City Mid-air Collision – December 16, 1960

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A United Airlines DC8 and a Trans World Airlines Super Constellation collided over New York and bodies and debris fell…

Chile Earthquake – May 22, 1960

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This earthquake of magnitude 9.5 hit an area of Chile close to Concepcion, two hundred miles south of the country’s…