The Sultana was a steamboat that operated on the mighty Mississippi River, one that was absolutely obliterated by an explosion on April 27th, 1965, resulting in the worst loss of life in a maritime disaster in United States history. Of the 2,400 passengers on board the Sultana, an estimated 1,700 were killed, as one of ...
The history of Texas hurricanes in the 20th century seems to be a history of frequent hurricanes followed by years of no hurricanes at all. Texas also had the worst hurricane in American history in terms of loss of life. In the early years of the 29th century, hurricanes were not given names. The worst ...
The Okeechobee Hurricane or (in Puerto Rico) Hurricane San Felipe Segundo, occurred in September of 1928. The hurricane made landfall in the Leeward Islands, Guadaloupe, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and the state of Florida. The Okeechobee Hurricane was at different times a Category 3, 4 or 5 hurricane as it made its destructive path through ...
Three days ago, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, president of Sudan, was charged with the the horrifying crime of genocide, by the International Criminal Court. The problem with this, is that either no one really cares, or the global community is so stuck in its own problems, that it does not have the capacity to enforce ...
Chris Brown is the latest target of the “swatting” prank. According toTVguide.com, Chris Brown is just one in a line-up of celebrities who have been the mark of “swatting.” Other celebrities targeted in the swatting prank have included Tom Cruise, Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher and Kim Kardashian. What is the “swatting” prank? The “swatting” prank ...