Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Destruction of Pompeii -- Bubonic Plague Epidemic in Europe -- Great Fire of London -- Earthquake in New Madrid, Missouri -- Potato Famine in Ireland -- Arctic-Vesta Ship Collision -- Sultana Ship Explosion -- Great Chicago Fire -- Peshtigo Fire -- Eruption of Krakatoa -- Great Blizzard of 1988 -- Johnstown Flood -- Great Galveston Hurricane -- Eruption of Mount Pelée -- General Slocum Ship Fire -- 1906 San Francisco Earthquake -- Monongah Mining Disaster -- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire -- Sinking of the Titanic -- Mine Disaster in Dawson, New Mexico -- Mont Blanc Ship Explosion, Halifax -- Malbone Street Wreck -- Influenza Pandemic -- Great Molasses Flood -- Great Tri-State Tornado -- Dust Bowl -- Morro Castle Ship Fire -- Hindenburg Disaster -- Great New England Hurricane -- Coconut Grove Fire -- Hartford Circus Fire -- April Fool's Day Tsunami -- Grandcamp Ship Explosion -- 1955 Le Mans Disaster -- Andrea Doria-Stockholm Ship Collision -- Thresher Submarine Sinking -- Good Friday Earthquake -- Aberfan Disaster -- 1966 Flood of the Arno -- Hurricane Camille -- 1970 Bhola Cyclone -- 1972 Nicaragua Earthquake -- Flash Flood, Colorado -- Tenerife Airport Disaster -- New York City Blackout -- Three Mile Island Accident -- American Airlines Flight 191 Crash -- Hurricane David -- The Who Concert Disaster -- Love Canal Disaster -- Eruption of Mount St. Helens -- MGM Grand Fire -- AIDS Epidemic -- Bihar Train Derailment -- Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse -- Air Florida Flight 90 Crash -- Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Shot Down by Soviets, Pacific -- Famine in Ethiopia and Sudan -- Bhopal Disaster -- Japan Air Lines Flight 123 Crash -- 1985 Mexico City Earthquake -- Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Cape -- Chernobyl Disaster -- Lake Nyos Disaster -- Dupont Plaza Hotel Arson -- Doña Paz-Vector Collision -- 1988 Armenian Earthquake -- Pan Am Flight 103 Crash -- Exxon Valdez Oil Spill -- Hurricane Hugo -- 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake -- Happy Land Fire -- Oakland Firestorm of 1991 -- Hurricane Andrew -- Storm of the Century -- Great Flood of 1993 -- Estonia Ferry Sinking, Baltic Sea -- 1995 Kobe Earthquake -- Oklahoma City Bombing -- ValuJet Crash, Florida -- TWA Flight 800 Crash, Long Island -- 1998 China Floods -- Swissair Flight 111 Crash -- Hurricane Mitch -- Bourbonnais, Illinois Train Crash -- Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire, France-Italy -- İzmit Earthquake -- Air France Flight 4590 Crash -- Kursk Submarine Disaster -- September 11 Terrorist Attacks -- American Airlines Flight 587 Crash -- Mesa Redonda Fire -- Mount Nyiragongo Eruption -- El Ayyat Railway Accident -- Boxing Day Tsunami -- Hurricane Katrina -- Haiti Earthquake -- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill -- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster -- Dhaka Garment Factory Collapse. TWA Flight 800 Crash, Long Island -- China Floods -- Swissair Flight 111 Crash -- Hurricane Mitch -- Bourbonnais, Illinois Train Crash -- Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire, France-Italy -- 1999 İzmit Earthquake -- Air France Flight 4590 Crash -- Kursk Submarine Disaster -- September 11 Terrorist Attacks -- American Airlines Flight 587 Crash -- Mesa Redonda Fire -- Mount Nyiragongo Eruption -- El Ayyat Railway Accident -- Boxing Day Tsunami -- Hurricane Katrina -- 2010 Haiti Earthquake -- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill -- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster -- Dhaka Garment Factory Collapse.
Summary:
"From the Great Fire of London to the Challenger explosion, earthquakes, crashes, floods, and accidents have been major turning points throughout history. In [this book], young readers will be introduced to some of the . . . disasters known to mankind, discovering how these fateful events unfolded--and how they changed the world as we know it"--Provided by publisher.
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