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2004 Train fire and explosion in Ryongchon, North Korea kills at least 160 and levels several buildings
1995 Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die 1994 Benzine explosion in Dronka Egypt, 400+ killed 1994 Explosion in lead/zinc mine in Guangxi China, 120+ killed 1994 Bomb explosion in Alas Airlines at Colon, Panama, 21 killed 1994 Gas explosion at old age home in Milan, 27 killed 1993 Methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South Africa, kills 50 1992 Dynamite explosion in Philipines mine; 500 die 1986 Bomb explosion on airport Kimpo at Seoul, 5 killed 1982 Gas explosion in Israeli army headquarters by Tyrus; kills 60 1982 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor, Kentucky 1980 Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-million-gallon spill 1977 Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons 1977 Bomb explosion in Moskouse metro 1975 Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India) 1974 Explosion and fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Washington 1972 Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia) 1970 500th nuclear explosion announced by the U.S. since 1945 1967 Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut (X-20), dies in explosion at 38 1965 coal mine explosion in Fukuoka Japan kills 236 1965 Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 1965 Gas explosion kills 28 in apartment complex (La Salle, Quebec) 1964 In El Paso, Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border 1963 450 die in a coal-dust explosion and 160 die in train crash (Japan) 1962 Gas explosion in Luisanthal coal mine Voelklingen Germany kills 298 1957 1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas, Nevada 1957 1st British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island) 1956 Fire and explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium 1953 Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St. George, Utah) 1953 Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14 1952 Monte Bello-Island (Great Britain 1st atom bomb explosion) 1952 Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada 1952 1st atomic explosion on network news, Nob, Nevada 1951 1st underground atomic explosion, Frenchman Flat Nevada 1951 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, New Mexico 1951 1st telecast of atomic explosion 1947 Coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111 1947 Massive explosion and fire kills 522 in Texas City, Texas 1947 Coal mine explosion in Centralia, Illinois, claims 111 1947 Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles 1946 U.S. detonates underwater A-bomb at Bikini, 5th atomic explosion 1946 U.S. drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion) 1944 Korten, chef General of Germany Luftwaffe, dies in bomb explosion 1942 Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria 1941 Bomb explosion in German headquarter in Hotel Continental in Kiev 1937 Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die 1936 Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleveland Stadium 1932 24 killed at Lancashire mine explosion 1932 38 die in coal mine explosion Boissevain, Virginia, USA 1931 Gas explosion Fire in Fushun-coal mine, Manchuria kills 3,000 1928 Explosion in coal mine in Mather, Pennsylvania, 195 die 1924 Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate Utah 1923 Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120 1920 Bomb explosion in Wall Street, kills 30 1918 TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale, Pennsylvania kills 200 1917 Munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers 1916 Explosion at Lake Erie and Cleveland Waterworks 1913 Explosion at Dawson New Mexico coal mine kills 263 mine workers 1913 Explosion in coal mine at Cardiff kills 439 1913 Explosion and fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales 1913 Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson New Mexico 1910 Explosion in coal mine in Hulton England, 344 mine workers dies 1910 Explosion at Los Angeles Times kills 21 1908 154 men die in coal mine explosion at Marianna Pa 1908 Kingsley Davis, sociologist/demographer, coined, population explosion 1907 Explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91 1907 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Penn 1907 Gas explosion at Jacobs Creek Pa, coal mine kills 239 1906 Coal dust explosion kills 1,060 at Courrieres France 1904 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick, Pennsylvania 1902 5 workers killed on explosion during IRT subway construction (New York City) 1892 Oil City and Titusville Penn, destroyed by oil tank explosion; 130 die 1892 Mine explosion kills 100, Krebs, Okla-blacks trying to help rescue white survivors, driven away with guns 1891 Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania 1883 Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion 1871 Gas explosion destroys Peshtigo, Wisconsin 1844 Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton 1844 Thommas W. Gilmer, Navy Secretary, dies in explosion on USS Princeton 1178 5 Canterbury monks report explosion on moon (only known observation) |
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