It was 41m tall and weighed a whopping 14,680 tons. On its first day, a total of 1,800 cars and 150,300 people crossed what was then the only way to get to the other side. There was a plethora of complications involving the bridge. On May 30, 1883, the bridge was on the verge of collapsing which caused a stampede that resulted in about 27 deaths. In the early 1900s, many cars fell into the East River due to the lack of strong, permanent railing.
The fact that this iconic and legendary ship was built in Ireland is what makes the launch ticket from the Titanic a valuable and important piece of Irish history. To begin with, a company name Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries built the RMS Titanic in the early 1900s for White Star Line. The launch of the Titanic took place on May 31, 1911, and unfortunately it sunk just a short year later on its maiden voyage, which began on April 10, 1912 (“RMS Titanic”). Ironically, according to history.com, at the time the ship was built it was rumored to be indestructible. The British passenger liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean April 15, 1912 in the early hours of the morning.
On April 4, 1912: Ocean liner RMS Titanic collided into an iceberg at approximately 11:40 in the evening and at 2:20 in the morning, exactly 2 hours and 40 minutes later, she began sinking below waves of the Atlantic. Wreckage of the Titanic was first spotted 73½ years alter, in 1985, at 2:20 p.m. About 4 months 4 months later, on January 28, 1986: Space Shuttle Challenger exploded at 11:39 in the morning, and exactly 2 minutes and 40 seconds later, the crew cabin hit the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The Challenger flight lasted 73½ seconds. God creates all things that exist. God creates with reason.
The film conveys with some visual power, the effect of the blast and destruction and suffering of the people. Besides all the good qualities of the movie, it is unfortunate that the title of the film will cause confusion for years to come as it shares the same name of a fine and very reliable non-fiction book about the Halifax Explosion: Shattered City by Janet Kitz. According to the sources listed in the bibliography, there is no evidence of German spies in Halifax in World War I during or before the explosion. The Film tells us that there were no surgeons and only two makeshift hospitals until the Americans arrive of trains. There were actually a half dozen hospitals operating the day of the explosion.
A Defining Moment in Canadian History: The Halifax Explosion Kristina Wantola CHC2D1-03 April 22, 2005 Mr. Nicholson During WWI Halifax harbour was a main shipping port for supplies. Most of the supplies from Canada were sent to Britain through Halifax. The main Harbour in Halifax is about 10km long and almost 2km wide. [1] The eastern passage of the harbour is too shallow for any ship larger than a small fishing boat. [2] On the morning of December 15, 1917 there was a collision between two ships in the harbour, which led to the devastating explosion.
During WWII there were over 155 Naval ships sunk by enemy forces, however one particular seems to bring out heavier emotions then others. USS Indianapolis was a Portland-class Cruiser of the United states Navy. Along with its heroic actions that played a major part in bringing WWII to an end it also suffered one of the most Tragic losses in US Naval history. The ship was launched 7 November 1931 and commissioned 15 November 1932 following the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 that called for the building of six cruisers. She was 610ft in length and was able to complement 1269 officers and men.
This produced an immense amount of energy casing a massive explosion in the reactor. The explosion completely destroyed the reactor and released harmful radioactive agents into the environment. The explosion at reactor 4 was immediately followed by an even bigger explosion that completely destroyed the reactor building structure. Super heated graphite and other reactor components
The S-waves shake the ground making earthquakes so damaging and the reactor core is shut down (Kerger, 2011. Four miles below the surface the earth is altering caught in a gigantic slow motion collision. Japan lies at the Pacific Plate and rams into the Eurasian Plate causing the Eurasian Plate to shift and cave under. Eventually the plates snap causing an earthquake. This earthquake lasted an impressive five minutes and measured at a magnitude 9.0.
1984- Toxic fumes leaking from pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kill at least 6,000 people and injured 50,000-60,000. 1985- Scientists discover annual seasonal thinning of the ozone layer above Antarctica. 1986- Explosion of Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. 1987- Montreal protocol to have emissions of ozone-depleting CFC’s signed by 24 countries. 1990- National Environmental Education Act authorizes funding of environmental education programs at elementary and secondary school level.
The immediate aftermath of the reactor meltdown is seen here, this picture being taken a few days after the incident The battle to contain the contamination and avert a greater catastrophe ultimately involved over 500,000 workers and cost an estimated 18 billion rubles, crippling the Soviet economy. The disaster began during a systems test on Saturday, 26 April 1986 at reactor number four of the Chernobyl plant, which is near the city of Prypiat and within a close proximity to the administrative border with Belarus and Dnieper river. There was a sudden power output surge, and when an emergency shutdown was attempted, a more extreme spike in power output occurred, which led to a reactor vessel rupture and a series of explosions. These events exposed the graphite moderator of the reactor to air, causing it to ignite. The resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive smoke fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical