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Political unrest Verified Nat Turner's Rebellion and the Southampton Reprisals On 21–22 August 1831, Nat Turner led an armed revolt by enslaved people across Southampton County, Virginia. The group killed roughly fifty-five white people, … 21 August–11 November 1831 Southampton County courthouse and rebellion landscape United States

Natural disasters Verified The 1811–1812 New Madrid Earthquakes From 16 December 1811 through 7 February 1812, three principal earthquakes and a powerful aftershock sequence transformed parts of the central Mississippi Valley. Modern … 16 December 1811–7 February 1812 New Madrid seismic zone and Mississippi River landscape United States

Epidemics & public health Verified The Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Yellow fever swept Philadelphia, then the national capital and largest American city, from late summer until frost in November 1793. Close to five thousand … August–November 1793 Old City waterfront and former Dock Creek district United States

Historic crimes & investigations Verified The Salem Witch Trials Between early 1692 and spring 1693, authorities in colonial Massachusetts accused more than two hundred people of witchcraft. Nineteen were hanged, Giles Corey died … February 1692–May 1693 Salem Witch Trials Memorial and surviving court landscape United States

Fires Verified The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Fire swept through the upper floors of the Triangle Waist Company near Washington Square, killing 146 workers. Many victims were young immigrant women. Inadequate … 25 March 1911 The Asch Building, now NYU’s Brown Building United States

Internet culture & public spectacle Well supported Storm Area 51: When the Joke Reached Rachel A satirical Facebook event inviting people to ‘storm’ Area 51 drew millions of online responses and forced officials in rural Lincoln County to plan … 19–22 September 2019 Rachel and the approaches to the Nevada Test and Training Range United States

Social movements Verified The Stonewall Uprising After police raided the Stonewall Inn in the early hours of 28 June 1969, patrons and a growing crowd resisted rather than dispersing. Confrontations … 28 June–3 July 1969 Stonewall Inn, Christopher Park, and surrounding Greenwich Village streets United States

Natural disasters Verified The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fires At 5:12 a.m. on 18 April, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake ruptured hundreds of kilometers of the San Andreas Fault. Severe shaking damaged communities across … 18–21 April 1906 San Francisco and the San Andreas Fault rupture zone United States

Internet culture & public spectacle Well supported DashCon and the Ball Pit That Became the Story DashCon was an independently organized convention aimed at Tumblr fandom communities. Payment disputes, canceled appearances, an emergency appeal for attendee money, and frustrated guests … 11–13 July 2014 Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel United States

Engineering failures Verified The Great Boston Molasses Flood A steel storage tank holding about 2.3 million gallons of molasses failed in Boston’s North End, sending a fast-moving wave through streets, buildings, and … 15 January 1919 Former Purity Distilling tank site on Commercial Street United States

Natural disasters Verified The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami A magnitude 9.2 earthquake ruptured the Alaska–Aleutian subduction zone for roughly four and a half minutes, making it the most powerful earthquake recorded in … 27 March 1964 Prince William Sound rupture zone and south-central Alaska United States

Transportation & maritime Verified The 2008 Chatsworth Train Collision At 4:22 p.m. on 12 September 2008, westbound Metrolink train 111 collided head-on with an eastbound Union Pacific freight train on single track near … 12 September 2008 Ventura Subdivision milepost 444.123 near tunnel 28 United States

Natural disasters Verified The 1994 Northridge Earthquake At 4:30 a.m. on 17 January 1994, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake ruptured a previously unmapped blind thrust fault beneath the San Fernando Valley. Violent … 17 January 1994 USGS epicenter beneath the San Fernando Valley United States

Political unrest Verified The 1992 Los Angeles Uprising On 29 April 1992, a Simi Valley jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers of state charges in the videotaped beating of Rodney King. … 29 April–4 May 1992 Florence and Normandie flashpoint within a citywide uprising United States

Social movements Verified The National Chicano Moratorium of 1970 On 29 August 1970, an estimated twenty to thirty thousand people marched through East Los Angeles against the Vietnam War and the disproportionate burden … 29 August 1970 Laguna Park, now Ruben F. Salazar Park United States

Political unrest Verified The 1965 Watts Uprising On 11 August 1965, California Highway Patrol officer Lee Minikus stopped Marquette Frye near Avalon Boulevard and 116th Street and attempted to arrest him … 11–17 August 1965 Arrest site at Avalon Boulevard and 116th Street United States

Political unrest Verified The 1943 Zoot Suit Riots In June 1943, groups of white servicemen moved through Los Angeles attacking, beating, and publicly stripping Mexican American youths identified by zoot suits; Black … 3–8 June 1943 Downtown Los Angeles theater district, represented at Pershing Square United States

Natural disasters Verified The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake At 5:54 p.m. on 10 March 1933, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake ruptured the Newport–Inglewood Fault offshore. Unreinforced masonry failed across Long Beach, Compton, and … 10 March 1933 Offshore Newport–Inglewood Fault epicenter south of Huntington Beach United States

Engineering failures Verified The St. Francis Dam Disaster Minutes before midnight on 12 March 1928, the two-year-old St. Francis Dam failed in San Francisquito Canyon. Roughly twelve billion gallons of water swept … 12–13 March 1928 St. Francis Dam ruins in San Francisquito Canyon United States

Historic crimes & investigations Verified The 1910 Los Angeles Times Bombing At 1:07 a.m. on 1 October 1910, dynamite exploded beside the Los Angeles Times building. The blast and fast-moving fire killed twenty-one people working … 1 October 1910 Former Los Angeles Times Building at First Street and Broadway United States

Historic crimes & investigations Verified The Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871 On 24 October 1871, a dispute within Los Angeles's small Chinese community and the shooting of a white bystander became the pretext for a … 24 October 1871 Calle de los Negros and old Chinatown, represented at El Pueblo United States

Engineering failures Verified The 2012 Chevron Richmond Refinery Fire On 6 August 2012, severely corroded piping ruptured in the No. 4 Crude Unit at Chevron's Richmond refinery. Hot hydrocarbon liquid formed a large … 6 August 2012 No. 4 Crude Unit, Chevron Richmond Refinery United States

Engineering failures Verified The San Bruno Pipeline Rupture and Fire At about 6:11 p.m. on 9 September 2010, Pacific Gas and Electric's 30-inch Line 132 ruptured beneath San Bruno's Crestmoor neighborhood. Escaping natural gas … 9 September 2010 Line 132 rupture at Earl Avenue and Glenview Drive United States

Fires Verified The 1991 Oakland Hills Firestorm A brush fire above Buckingham Boulevard was controlled on 19 October 1991, then escaped again the next morning under hot, dry Diablo winds. Flames … 19–23 October 1991 Fire origin slope above 7151 Buckingham Boulevard United States

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