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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Episode 6: The Station Nightclub fire
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Episode 85: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Episode 23: The eruption of Mount St. Helens
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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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Episode 88: The 2013 Moore tornado
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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
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Episode 72: The Twilight Zone disaster
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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
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Episode 110: American Airlines Flight 191
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Episode 62: The Tenerife disaster
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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
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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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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
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Episode 65: The Piper Alpha disaster
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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
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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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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
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Episode 116: The 1986 Mount Hood incident
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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
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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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Episode 16: The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire
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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
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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
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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
