1979 ⟶ Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
March 28: The Three Mile Island nuclear accident, a partial ...
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🌎 Great Alaska Earthquake Strikes
March 27: The Great Alaska Earthquake has a magnitude of 9.2 and lasted almost three minutes resulting in the death of approximately 131 people.⟶
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United States☢️ Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
March 28: The Three Mile Island nuclear accident, a partial meltdown of reactor number 2 of Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (TMI-2) in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg, and subsequent radiation leak.⟶
AccidentsEnvironmental DisastersRadiation
United States🌋 Mount St. Helens Erupts, Causing Fatalities and Destruction
May 18: 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, state of Washington, leaves approximately 57 deaths and $1 billion of property damage.⟶
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United States✈️ TWA Flight 800 Explodes Off Long Island
July 17: TWA Flight 800 crash.⟶
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United States🔥 Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island
✈️ US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River Landing
January 15: US Airways Flight 1549 ditches in the Hudson River in an accident that becomes known as the "Miracle on the Hudson", as all 155 people on board are rescued.⟶
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