Skip to main content

TIL of the Texas City Disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in United States history. The explosion, caused by a ship full of ammonium nitrate catching fire, was so large that the ship's anchor serves as a memorial to the explosion where it landed... a mile and a half inland.


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Google ordered not to stifle its employees’ ability to speak about work

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-ordered-not-to-stifle-its-employees-ability-to-speak-about-work-2019-09-12