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24th March 1989: Start of the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

24th March 2020
Tagged as: Alaska, disaster, Environment, Exxon Valdez, Oil, Ship, Wildlife

Exxon Valdez had only recently departed the Valdez Marine Terminal when the captain, Joseph Hazelwood, left Third Mate Gregory Cousins in charge of steering the vessel while he retired to his quarters.

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5th December 1952: The Great Smog descends on London and last for four days

5th December 2018
Tagged as: coal, England, Environment, London, Pollution, Smog, United Kingdom

The Great Smog of London descended on the British capital due to a combination of air pollution and weather conditions.

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24th March 1989: Start of the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

5th December 1952: The Great Smog descends on London and last for four days

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

23rd October 1739: The War of Jenkins’ Ear begins when England declare war on Spain

22nd October 1797: The first high altitude parachute descent

21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain

20th October 1740: Maria Theresa inherits the Austrian throne, prompting the War of the Austrian Succession

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

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