Loss of the US Figure Skating Team – 1961

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The US figure skating team of 1961 contained the golden girls and boys of their generation. That year’s National Championships…

Death of Kurt Jensen – 1960

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Doping in sport wasn’t new when the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome came around, and cycling had led the way…

Manchester United and the Munich Air Tragedy – 1958

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Every so often in sport there arrives on the scene a team of such prodigious talent that future glory is…

24 Hours of Le Mans – 1955

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First held in 1923, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is a true test of speed, skill and, above all,…

Superga Tragedy 1949

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They were sporting legends in their own lifetimes - which would be tragically cut short in 1949. Italy’s Torino football…

Burnden Park Disaster 1946

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The years immediately following World War II saw vast crowds flocking to football games in Britain, as entertainment-starved working men…

Happy Valley Racecourse Disaster 1918

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In Queen Victoria’s time, wherever Britons went a-colonizing they took with them the sporting institutions they were used to. In…

Tornadoes

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Tornadoes, like hurricanes, form in warm climates, but the tornado is the most intense cyclone of all. Its most frequent…

Chillan Earthquake – 1939

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Any time a seismograph gives a Richter scale reading of 8.3, lots of people somewhere suffer a terrible ordeal that…

Great New England Hurricane – 1938

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Those who know no better might reasonably assume the Long Island Express speeds commuters into Manhattan from fashionable Nassau and…