History's A Disaster
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Bloody history and bloodier crimes. Andrew takes a weekly look at all things bloody. From natural disasters to man made atrocities
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Sinking of the SS Central America
Send us Fan MailNine tons of gold. Nearly five hundred passengers. A hurricane powerful enough to turn a luxury-leaning paddle steamer into driftwood. We’re telling the story of the SS Central…
The Gimli Glider
Send us Fan MailA wide-body jet goes quiet at 41,000 feet, the cockpit starts losing systems, and the crew has to fly a Boeing 767 like a glider with no engines. That sounds impossible until you…
West Gate Bridge Disaster
Send us Fan MailA bridge is supposed to be the safest part of your commute, not the reason a city hears alarms for miles. The West Gate Bridge collapse in Melbourne is a brutal reminder that “close…
Byford Dolphin Disaster
Send us Fan MailOne wrong move in a pressurized diving system can turn routine maintenance into an instant mass casualty event. We’re telling the story of the 1983 Byford Dolphin saturation diving…
Granville Train Disaster
Send us Fan MailA normal commute should not end with a bridge collapsing onto a passenger train, but that is exactly what happened in Sydney’s suburb of Granville on January 18, 1977. We retrace the…
The Mother’s Day Bus Crash
Send us Fan MailA charter bus full of seniors heads out on Mother’s Day for a quick casino run and never makes it. I’m Andrew, and I’m taking you step-by-step through the 1999 Mother’s Day Bus Crash…
Eastern Airlines Flight 212 Chatty Cockpit Crash
Send us Fan MailA DC-9 lifting off for a 35-minute hop shouldn’t end in a cornfield, but Eastern Airlines Flight 212 becomes a brutal lesson in how fast “normal” can collapse. We walk through the…
The HMS Thetis Sinking
Send us Fan MailA submarine is already a coffin-shaped idea, but HMS Thetis proves how fast “routine” can become irreversible. We’re telling the story of the 1939 HMS Thetis disaster in Liverpool…
Buffalo Creek Flood
Send us Fan MailA river valley can feel like the safest place in the world until the water comes with a roar. We’re telling the story of the Buffalo Creek disaster, the 1972 West Virginia flood that…
Imperial Sugar Refinery Explosion
Send us Fan MailSugar is supposed to be comfort. At an industrial scale, it can be an accelerant powerful enough to tear a building apart. We walk through the 2008 Imperial Sugar refinery explosion…
Vestal Train Wreck
Send us Fan MailA freight train running late, a quick stop for water, and a split-second assumption turn into an explosion that people feel eight miles away. We’re telling the story of the Vestal…
US Bangla Flight 211
Send us Fan MailYou trust a stranger with your life every time you board a plane, but you almost never see the person in the left seat. That uneasy truth sits at the center of our deep dive into…
Missing: SS Waratah
Send us Fan MailA passenger ship the size of a city block leaves port, gets seen one last time off the South African coast, and then seems to erase itself from the ocean. That’s the SS Waratah, a…
The 1936 Black Forest Hiking Disaster
Send us Fan MailA hike sounds harmless until the weather stops cooperating and the person in charge refuses to admit they’re wrong. We’re telling the true story of the 1936 Black Forest Tragedy, when…
1844 USS Princeton Explosion
Send us Fan MailA champagne cruise, a gleaming warship, and a crowd of Washington power brokers waiting for the thunder of a new supergun. Moments later, the deck of the USS Princeton lay shattered,…
The 1918 Dutchman’s Curve Disaster
Send us Fan MailA clear signal, a crowded morning, and a single stretch of track set the stage for one of America’s deadliest rail disasters. We take you inside the 1918 Dutchman’s Curve wreck in…
Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
Send us Fan MailA window shatters at 32,000 feet, oxygen masks fall, and a 737 lurches into a violent roll. We walk through the harrowing chain of events aboard Southwest Flight 1380, from the first…
Sinking of the Carl D Bradley
Send us Fan MailA storm can break more than a ship; it can test a town’s faith and rewrite a company’s story. We take you from the birth of the Carl D. Bradley as the pride of the Great Lakes…
Roseville Yard Explosion
Send us Fan MailA glowing wheel rim, a wisp of smoke, and then a blast that shook windows miles away. We tell the full story of the 1973 Roseville Yard explosions—how a routine munitions run became a…
The Kidnapping And Escape Of Jayme Closs
Send us Fan MailA safe home, a quiet town, and a split-second encounter behind a school bus ignite one of the most harrowing survival stories in recent memory. We follow how a young girl became the…
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History's A Disaster has published 87 episodes since November 2024, covering topics in Documentary, History.
History's A Disaster is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 21m.
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