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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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29th July 1588: Decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada

17th December 497 BCE: The first Saturnalia festival celebrated in ancient Rome

6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

18th January 1919: The Paris Peace Conference begins

17th January 1991: Gulf War combat begins with Operation Desert Storm

16th January 1919: Nebraska becomes the vital 36th of the 48 states to approve prohibition in the 18th Amendment

15th January 1919: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg killed by Freikorps

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

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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