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A Japanese torpedo attack against the USS Indianapolis leaves the men with no time to launch lifeboats. For four grueling days, the survivors float
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Shortly into TAM Flight 402's takeoff from Congonhas Airport, the pilots are stunned when the plane tilts dangerously to the right
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A deadly explosion aboard the Piper Alpha oil rig leaves the surviving crew scrambling to reach the evacuation helipad
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A newly coupled lion and lioness head to the relative solitude of the higher grounds in their new kingdom of Rwanda
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At 14,000 tons and 2.5 times the height of the Statue of Liberty, the Piper Alpha oil rig was one of the largest in the world
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They might be earmarked as future kings of the jungle, but young male lions are lazy and lack survival skills. Their only hope is to attract a female
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On March 7, 2007, Garuda Flight 200 was preparing to land. An Air Force security officer on board immediately sensed a problem
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For Oklahoma City and its surrounding suburbs, May 3, 1999 began like any other spring day
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A family caught in the midst of an epic tornado seek refuge in a nearby drainage pipe
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UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashed into a military base 10 miles from Dubai Airport on September 3, 2010
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The Oakland fire department rushed to the scene of the Cypress Freeway, after the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake hits. They were greeted by a catastrophe
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The 1989 San Francisco earthquake delivered a myriad of deadly disasters, all unfolding at the same time
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If a gelada queen doubts her king's influence, she'll happily play the field. But when she gets caught, it's up to the alpha to fight for what's his
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Braveheart is the undisputed alpha male of this band of gelada baboons. But he's been displaying a passive attitude toward his queen
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On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens became the largest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history
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Forensic analysis of the engine from El-Al Flight 1862, which crashed on October 4, 1992, finds no explosive residue on it
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Some of the most breathtaking photos of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens were taken by a graduate student camped nearby
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Erika and Helmut Simon stumbled upon a frozen body deep in the Otztal Alps, little did they know it belonged to one of the oldest preserved corpses
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