History's A Disaster
Bloody history and bloodier crimes. Andrew takes a weekly look at all things bloody. From natural disasters to man made atrocities
History's A Disaster
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Collision of the Andrea Doria and The Stockholm
A luxury Italian ocean liner glides toward New York with art on the walls, pools on deck, and new radar that’s supposed to make fog irrelevant. Then, off Nantucket, the SS Andrea Doria and the MS Stockholm do the unthinkable: they read each oth...
SwissAir Flight 111 Fire
A modern airliner. A premium cabin upgrade. A faint smell that doesn’t seem urgent until it’s far too late. We’re diving into Swissair Flight 111, the 1998 MD-11 crash off Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, and the chain of hidden risks that turned a r...
The Malbone Street Wreck
A packed train, a brand-new tunnel, and a curve that demanded six miles per hour. Now add a labor strike, a rushed staffing decision, and an operator who never should have been put in that seat. That mix created the 1918 Malbone Street Wreck, s...