
The July 17, 1981, collapse of the Hyatt Regency Hotel walkways in Kansas City, Missouri, remains one of the deadliest structural failures in American history. During a crowded tea dance, two suspended... Read more »

The catastrophic event involving United Airlines Flight 232 on July 19, 1989, resulted from the uncontained failure of the DC-10’s tail-mounted engine, leading to the loss of all hydraulic systems. This unprecedented... Read more »

The morning of April 16, 1947, began like any other in the bustling port of Texas City. Docked at the port was the French-registered vessel Grandcamp, loaded with ammonium nitrate fertilizer destined... Read more »