From History

World War II

The most destructive war in all of history, its exact cost in human lives is unknown, but casualties in World War II may have totaled 50 million service personnel and civilians killed.World War 2, also known as the Second World War, was a war fought from 1939 to 1945 in Europe and, during much of the 1930s and 1940s, in Asia.It was the largest armed conflict in history, spanning the entire world and involving more countries than any other war, as well as introducing powerful new weapons, culminating in the first use of nuclear weapons.Quoted From Historynet & world-war-2



Chernobyl Accident 1986

The April 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine was the product of a flawed Soviet reactor design coupled with serious mistakes made by the plant operators.The accident destroyed the Chernobyl 4 reactor, killing 30 operators and firemen within three months and several further deaths later. The Chernobyl disaster was a unique event and the only accident in the history of commercial nuclear power where radiation-related fatalities occurred.Quoted from world-nuclear



The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution, which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries, was a period during which predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the late 1700s, manufacturing was often done in people’s homes, using hand tools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories and mass production. The iron and textile industries, along with the development of the steam engine, played central roles in the Industrial Revolution, which also saw improved systems of transportation, communication and banking.Britain was the birthplace of the industrial revolution.Quoted From History.com

Japan's Great Earthquake of 1923

On September 1, 1923, at two minutes before noon, a tremendous quake shook Japan's Sagami Bay region, near the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama.In Tokyo, more than 40,000 people sought safety in an open park known as the Military Clothing Depot. Nearby buildings caught fire, launching a firestorm that swept through the crowd like a flaming hurricane at 150 miles per hour. At that one location, at least 38,000 perished.Quoted from earthquakefacts


Hillsborough Disaster

LONDON, April 15, 1989— At least 93 people were killed and more than 180 others were injured when soccer fans surged forward in severely overcrowded stands at a match in the northern English city of Sheffield, according to police and hospital officials.The victims were crushed and suffocated as hundreds of spectators stumbled down the overcrowded standing area at the Hillsborough Stadium. The tragedy occurred shortly after the start of a Football Association cup tournament game between the Liverpool and Nottingham Forest teams. The police ordered the soccer match to be stopped after six minutes of play, and the game was abandoned altogether about an hour later.Quoted from nytimes

The Sinking Of Titanic 1912

On the 14th of April, the world witnessed what could easily be considered as its most deadly civilian maritime disaster – the sinking of the great Ship Titanic. On that fateful night, at ­­around 11.40 PM Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and began to sink.The sea, the sinking of the ship and the cold weather were enough to take the lives of 1517 passengers and crew on board. Just 706 of them survived the ordeal to tell the horrific and sad tale to the world.Quoted From Marineinsight