view gallery |  Great Fire of London 1666 - London, England, UK
in Famous Fires The Museum of London has a permanent exhibit concerning the 1666 Great Fire of London. posted by: Metro2 location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/28/2011 last visited: 1/7/2012 |
view gallery |  Bojnice castle fire 1950, Slovakia
in Famous Fires The famous fire of Bojnice castle (Slovakia), which happened on May 9th, 1950. posted by: Rikitan location: Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia date approved: 12/28/2011 last visited: 5/1/2012 |
view gallery |  The Great Fire of 1834 - Palace of Westminster - London, U. K.
in Famous Fires Fire in the Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London. posted by: razalas location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/19/2011 last visited: 12/7/2012 |
view gallery |  1900 Ottawa - Hull Fire - Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec
in Famous Fires The 1900 Ottawa - Hull fire took place in Ottawa, Ontario and Hull, Quebec in 1900. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 12/17/2011 last visited: 5/13/2013 |
view gallery |  The Fire of 1916 - Ottawa, Ontario
in Famous Fires The Fire of 1916 took place on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The Centre Block, which burnt to the ground, had been built between 1859 and 1866. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 12/15/2011 last visited: 4/30/2013 |
view gallery |  Granville-Paris Express 1895 - Paris, France
in Railway Disaster Sites Paris Montparnasse was the location of a famous stream train crash in 1895. posted by: manchanegra location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 11/24/2011 last visited: 7/20/2012 |
view gallery |  Humphrey Kynaston, Nesscliffe Cave, Nesscliffe, Shropshire, England, UK
in Infamous Crime Scenes A local highwayman that some believe gave robin hood some of his myth by his action. This is the place that holds his history on the run and while he worked as a highwayman. Here was the location where he planned his attacks and hid from capture. posted by: N!TR0 location: West Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 11/21/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Robbery of the century, Prague, Czech Republic
in Infamous Crime Scenes A robbery of the century took place in September 2002 in Evropská street in Prague 6 in front of Citibank. posted by: ToRo61 location: Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic date approved: 11/21/2011 last visited: 1/4/2012 |
view gallery |  The murder of Sidónio Pais - Lisboa, Portugal
in Infamous Crime Scenes Sidónio Pais was a Portuguese politician and diplomat, the fourth President in 1918. He was murdered by José Júlio da Costa, a left-wing politic activist, with two pistol shots, on December 14, 1918, in Rossio Train Station posted by: tmob location: Lisboa, Portugal date approved: 11/15/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
in Infamous Crime Scenes In this place started the First World War, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand, visiting Sarajevo, was killed by a Serbian anarchist. On the sequence of the attack, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia which led to the War. posted by: Torgut location: Bosnia and Herzegovina date approved: 11/15/2011 last visited: 7/1/2009 |
view gallery |  SATA - SA de Transport Aérien - Flight 730
in Plane Crash Sites The Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R of SATA - SA de Transport Aérien - Flight 730, crashed in Madeira Airport killing 36 of the 57 people on board posted by: tmob location: Arquipélago da Madeira, Portugal date approved: 11/6/2011 last visited: 6/16/2012 |
view gallery |  IFFR Piper crash in Sintra
in Plane Crash Sites The Piper from the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians crash site in Sintra sierra. posted by: RuiJSDuarte location: Portugal date approved: 11/5/2011 last visited: 11/11/2011 |
view gallery |  B-17F 'Lazy Baby' Crash on October 14, 1943 - Aesch, BL, Switzerland
in Plane Crash Sites Flying fortress "Lazy Baby" of the 305th Bomb Group escaped the Black Thursday over Schweinfurt heavily damaged and crashed on this field near Aesch less than a minute after crossing the German border. posted by: fi67 location: Nordwestschweiz (AG/BL/BS), Switzerland date approved: 11/1/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Andreos - Vapor do Trigo - Berlengas, Portugal
in Shipwrecks The steamboat Andreos stranded here in 1926 posted by: tmob location: Leiria, Portugal date approved: 10/31/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  UA Flight 585, Widefield, Colorado
in Plane Crash Sites This flight crashed on landing approach, with no survivors, in a local park south of the airport. posted by: ronjean location: Colorado date approved: 10/26/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Esmeralda and Bonnie
in Shipwrecks The Astron (previously named Esmeralda and Bonnie) is a shipwreck located off the coast of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic at Bavaro Beach. posted by: ajsa location: Dominican Republic date approved: 10/19/2011 last visited: 2/23/2013 |
view gallery |  Sikorsky S-61s crash, Pan Am / Metlife building - Manhattan, New York
in Plane Crash Sites A helicopter crashed on the roof of the Pam Am building on May 17, 1977. The turning blades sliced into several spectators who were waiting to board the aircraft. 5 passengers were killed, 8 were injured. posted by: SUp3rFM & Cruella location: New York date approved: 10/17/2011 last visited: 9/14/2012 |
view gallery |  Willow Creek Slide Disaster
in Railway Disaster Sites An avalanche, Feb 10, 1903, swept away part of a 300 ft high trestle. An engine plunged 80 feet and was buried in 30 feet of snow; a passenger car dangled over open space; and a caboose with 8 people dropped into deep snow. posted by: hyperheidi location: Idaho date approved: 10/3/2011 last visited: 10/7/2012 |
view gallery |  The Great Brink's Robbery - Boston, MA
in Infamous Crime Scenes This parking garage was once a depository for Brink's Inc., and was the location of the Great Brink's Robbery or Brinks Job where over $ 2.7 million was stolen, and though they eventually arrested everyone, little of the money was recovered. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/1/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Acidente na Linha do Tua - Brunheda, Portugal
in Railway Disaster Sites This train derailment occurred in Tua line, in August 22, 2008 posted by: tmob location: Vila Real, Portugal date approved: 9/27/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Hattie's Place - Coalmont, BC
in Infamous Crime Scenes Hattie McBride, Coalmont madam. posted by: The 2 Newlyweds location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 9/19/2011 last visited: 6/5/2012 |
view gallery |  2011 IHOP Shooting - Carson City, NV
in Infamous Crime Scenes A shooting at the Carson City IHOP. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Nevada date approved: 9/19/2011 last visited: 9/6/2011 |
view gallery |  Wreck of the Helvetia, Rhossili Bay, Gower Peninsula, South Wales
in Shipwrecks The Halvetia, wrecked during a severe gale in 1887, has been slowly sinking into the sands of Rhossili Bay beach. It can be seen at mid to low tide. posted by: hyperheidi location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 9/16/2011 last visited: 1/23/2012 |
view gallery |  Accident impliquant un autobus scolaire et un train - Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC
in Railway Disaster Sites Commémoration d'un accident impliquant un autobus scolaire et un train qui a fait 20 victimes en 1966. La plaque commémorative est érigée près de la maison Valois au parc Valois de Vaudreuil-Dorion à environ 800 mètres du lieu de l'accident. posted by: denben location: Quebec, Canada date approved: 9/9/2011 last visited: 10/8/2012 |
view gallery |  Railway Disaster - Aug 8, 2008 – Studénka, Czech Republic
in Railway Disaster Sites A train accident of an express train EuroCity 108 Comenius on route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic posted by: ToRo61 location: Moravskoslezsky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 9/9/2011 last visited: never |
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