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Toggle Disasters caused by accidental human action subsection. 2.1 Transport. 2.2 Industrial. 2.3 Health. ... List of modern infrastructure failures; List of explosions.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
It was the worst civil unrest in modern U.S. history. Required diverting Union Army troops from the front to put down. 119 1924 Benwood mine disaster: Accident – coal mine Benwood, West Virginia: 119 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire: Fire (building) Atlanta, Georgia: 119 1951 West Frankfort, Illinois: Accident – coal mine West Frankfort, Illinois ...
Note: Some of these floods and landslides may be partially caused by humans – for example, by failure of dams, levees, seawalls or retaining walls. This list does not include the man-made 1938 Yellow River flood caused entirely by a deliberate man-made act (an act of war, destroying dikes).
The attack, which left 58 people dead and more than 500 injured, marked the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The death toll surpassed the Orlando Pulse nightclub massacre , which ...
This list covers notable maritime disasters of the 21st century. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
A 1997 article in the New York Times reported that John and his mother, Marjorie, the designated managers of the property since shortly before the girls’ great-grandfather died in 1981, had been ...
This variant of tragedy is especially popular in the modern age due to its characters being more relatable to mass audiences and is the most common form of tragedy adapted into modern day television programs, books, films, theatrical plays, etc. Newly dealt with themes that sprang forth from the Domestic tragedy movement include: wrongful ...