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On This Day…..
Sinking of the Titanic….. April 15, 1912….. At 2:20 a.m. the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic sinks killing 1,517 of the 2,238 people aboard. The Titanic had struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic shortly before midnight while on her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK, to New York City. Masabumi Hosono, the only Japanese passenger, survived, but was ostracized for the rest…
This Weekend In History….
Civil War Begins….. April 12, 1861…… The American Civil War begins when the Confederacy fires upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Confederate batteries fired on the fort for 34 straight hours. The fort fell to Confederate forces the following day. Houston, we’ve had a problem here….. April 13, 1970…… An Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes, endangering the crew…
On This Day…..
Apollo 13 Launched….. April 11, 1970….. Two days later an oxygen tank exploded, leading to famous expression, “Houston, we’ve had a problem here“. The mission to land on the Moon was aborted. The crew was able to overcome limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water, and the need to make makeshift repairs…
On This Day…..
The Year Without Summer….. April 10, 1815….. Mount Tambora on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia erupts. It is the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The explosion was heard more than 1,200 miles (2,000 km) away. It released sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the stratosphere, causing global climate anomalies including the phenomenon known as “volcanic…