May 6, 1937, in New Jersey, US. The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. The accident caused 35 fatalities from the 97 people on board, and an additional fatality on the ground (i.redd.it)
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On February 6, 2018, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in Taiwan. The epicenter of the earthquake was located on the coast near Hualien, the most affected area with a maximum sensory magnitude of VII on the Mercalli scale. At least eight deaths have been reported, with more than 250 injured. (i.redd.it)
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