Today in History (1975): Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior

Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a gale storm on November 10th 1975. All 29 members of the crew perished. Here's a Google Maps view of the exact location where Edmund Fitzgerald sank.

On this day - Air France Concorde Flight 4590 crashes near Paris, France

On July 25th, 2000 an Air France Concorde flight en-route to New York from Paris, France crashed outside Paris killing all passengers on board and 4 on the ground. (more at wikipedia)

Google Maps View of the crash site.

Apollo 11 lands on Moon - July 20th 1969

On July 20th 1969 Apollo 11 landed on the Moon making Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin the first humans to land on the Moon. (more at wikipedia)

Here's Google Maps view of Moon with landing sites of Apollo 11 and other Apollo missions marked.

Apollo 11 launches on July 16th, 1969

Apollo 11 the 1st manned mission to moon was launched on this day in 1969 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida (Launch Pad LC 39A). (Google Maps View of the Launch Location).

More at Wikipedia.

Here's video of the launch:

New York City Blackout on this day in 1977

New York City Blackout of 1977 lasted for almost 25 hours. It started at 8.37PM on July 13 and it was not until 10.39PM on July 14th that the entire New York City had the power restored. The Blackout was caused by couple of lightening strikes (more at wikipedia)

United States First Transcontinental Rail Road

Promontory Summit, Utah (Google Maps View) is the location where United States First Transcontinental Rail Road was completed. This event occured on this day (May 10th) in 1869

Chernobyl disaster - 04/26/1986

Chernobyl disaster - the world's worst accident ever in the history of nuclear power, occured today April 26th, 1986. (more at wikipedia)

Google Maps View of Chernobyl accident location:



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On this day in 1979 - Accident at Three Mile Island, PA

On this day (March 28th, 1979) a partial core meltdown occurred in the Nuclear Power Plant located at Three Mile Island, PA (more details at Wikipedia).

Here's a 3d view in Google Earth of Three Mile Island (via Google Earth Blog)



Google Maps View of Three Mile Island, PA

This day in 1862 - Battle of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico

On this day (March 28th, 1862) the Confederate States Army's invasion of New Mexico territory was halted by the Union Forces in the "Battle of Glorieta Pass" (more at Wikipedia)

Google Maps View of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico



Google Earth View of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico

On this Day in 1977 - Tenerife Disaster

On March 27th, 1977, 2 Boeing 747 airliners (Pan AM flight 736 and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 4805) collied at Los Rodeos Airport located at Tenerife, Canary Islands , Spain (Google Maps View). This accident claimed 583 lives which is one of the highest number of fatalities in aviation history. (Source: Wikipedia)

1993 Mumbai Bombings

Today is the 14th anniversary of Mumbai Bombings. On March 12th, 1993 a series of 15 bomb explosions took place in Mumbai, India. The targets were Hotels, Banks, Office Buildings. About 257 people perished with over 1400 injured.

Google Maps view of the 1993 Mumbai Bombings (denoted by red markers) (via LastingNews)

Today in History - Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March

On March 12th 1930 Mahatma Gandhi along with 78 other men started his 23 day (240 miles) Salt March on foot from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat. This march was an act of protest against the Salt Tax imposed by Britain on Colonial, India.

Google Maps View of Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmadabad, India


Google Maps view of Dandi, Gujarat

Today in History - March 8th

New York Stock Exchange was established on March 8th, 1817. (Google Maps View of New York Stock Exchange).





Charles De Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France on March 8th, 1974. Google Maps View of Charles De Gaulle Airport.