Ranked #1
Episode 12: The Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Episode 12: The Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Released in 1976, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot told the tragic story of the sudden loss in a... Read more
7 Aug 2016
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1hr 31mins
Ranked #2
Episode 123: Chernobyl - Part One
Episode 123: Chernobyl - Part One
Before we get into the story of Chernobyl, we explore a few previous nuclear disasters, learn how radiation and nuclear ... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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1hr 2mins
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Ranked #3
Episode 6: The Station Nightclub fire
Episode 6: The Station Nightclub fire
Fifteen seconds of sparks given off by pyrotechnic gerbs, two different layers of flammable soundproofing foam, no sprin... Read more
3 Apr 2016
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1hr 49mins
Ranked #4
Episode 85: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Episode 85: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Four years ago this week, a plane full of innocent people just going about their lives - returning home, heading for vac... Read more
20 Jul 2018
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #5
Episode 23: The eruption of Mount St. Helens
Episode 23: The eruption of Mount St. Helens
Sunday dawned warm and sunny in the Cascade mountain range. Hikers and fishermen savored the beautiful weather that morn... Read more
17 Dec 2016
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1hr 25mins
Ranked #6
Episode 88: The 2013 Moore tornado
Episode 88: The 2013 Moore tornado
Moore, Oklahoma, had the worst luck. Over the course of fifteen years, the Oklahoma City suburb would have five major to... Read more
20 Aug 2018
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #7
Episode 2: The Hillsborough Disaster
Episode 2: The Hillsborough Disaster
On April 15, 1989, thousands of British football fans flocked to Sheffield to see the F.A. Cup semi-final game between L... Read more
20 Jan 2016
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #8
Episode 72: The Twilight Zone disaster
Episode 72: The Twilight Zone disaster
One can only imagine how scary the scene might be for two small children. The village they hid in was being destroyed by... Read more
8 Apr 2018
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #9
Episode 110: American Airlines Flight 191
Episode 110: American Airlines Flight 191
There are certain things you don't want to see out the window when you're sitting on a plane that's taking off. Seeing p... Read more
12 Apr 2019
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52mins
Ranked #10
Episode 62: The Tenerife disaster
Episode 62: The Tenerife disaster
Until September 11, 2001, one aviation accident between two 747s was the deadliest aircraft crash by far, and only one o... Read more
26 Nov 2017
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #11
Episode 74: Aloha Airlines Flight 243
Episode 74: Aloha Airlines Flight 243
Some plane crashes may make you terrified any plane you get one will crash. Only one may scare you into worrying the roo... Read more
24 Apr 2018
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52mins
Ranked #12
Episode 95: The Sunshine Skyway bridge collapse
Episode 95: The Sunshine Skyway bridge collapse
The Sunshine Skyway bridge was a well-known piece of Florida architecture, carrying vehicles back and forth across Tampa... Read more
30 Oct 2018
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #13
Episode 65: The Piper Alpha disaster
Episode 65: The Piper Alpha disaster
Working on an oil rig in the North Sea has its frustrations, its problems, and its dangers. In July of 1988, employees o... Read more
31 Dec 2017
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #14
Episode 7: The Jonestown Massacre
Episode 7: The Jonestown Massacre
Over nine hundred men, women, and children died in 1978 in a small settlement in Guyana established by the People Temple... Read more
28 Apr 2016
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2hr 22mins
Ranked #15
Episode 39: The San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre
Episode 39: The San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre
It was always busy at the McDonald's restaurant on San Ysidro Boulevard. Kids invaded the play area whether or not they'... Read more
31 May 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #16
Episode 116: The 1986 Mount Hood incident
Episode 116: The 1986 Mount Hood incident
It's time for the yearly school trip - no, not to Washington, DC, or the Grand Canyon or New Orleans. In 1986, as every ... Read more
27 Jun 2019
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #17
Episode 4: The Kansas City Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse
Episode 4: The Kansas City Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse
When the Kansas City Hyatt Regency opened in 1980, its beautiful atrium with walkways which appeared to float on air imp... Read more
17 Feb 2016
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59mins
Ranked #18
Episode 16: The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire
Episode 16: The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire
At first, people who wandered over from Washington Square Park thought someone was throwing sack of shirtwaists out of t... Read more
9 Oct 2016
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2hr 7mins
Ranked #19
Episode 5: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Episode 5: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
"Rugby players eat their dead." Spotting this bumper sticker encouraged director Frank Marshall to take on the film vers... Read more
16 Mar 2016
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2hr 21mins
Ranked #20
Episode 3: The SS Eastland disaster
Episode 3: The SS Eastland disaster
Every year, Western Electric contracted excursion boats to take employees to the annual picnic, from Chicago to Michigan... Read more
31 Jan 2016
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1hr 7mins