The Disasters The Disasters of the 70’sof the 70’s

By: Samantha By: Samantha GurganusGurganus

19701970

The Apollo 13 The Apollo 13 explosionexplosion

During the pre-During the pre-flight testing, tank flight testing, tank 2 would not empty 2 would not empty

correctly.correctly.In five and a half In five and a half minuets after lift minuets after lift off the astronauts off the astronauts

felt a little felt a little vibration.vibration.

Soon they Soon they decided to use the decided to use the

LM lifeboatLM lifeboat..

1971Soviet Soyuz 11

Command Module Looses Pressure

It was the second mission to Salyut 1

The first mission, Salyut 10, was aborted because the crew couldn’t enter the space station

There was a terrorist attack at There was a terrorist attack at the Olympic Games in Munich on the Olympic Games in Munich on the fifth of September.the fifth of September.

Nine team members were taken Nine team members were taken hostage by Black September, A hostage by Black September, A terrorist group that at first terrorist group that at first pretended to be athletes so they pretended to be athletes so they could get in.could get in.

11 team members were killed. 11 team members were killed.

19721972Olympics terrorists Olympics terrorists

attacksattacks

800 men worked around the clock at 800 men worked around the clock at Lofthouse Colliery in Wakefield.Lofthouse Colliery in Wakefield.On March twenty first thirty men were On March twenty first thirty men were working but they didn’t realize that working but they didn’t realize that there was a tub with three and a half there was a tub with three and a half million gallons of water near them.million gallons of water near them.Soon there was a wall of water Soon there was a wall of water coming near them.coming near them.7 miners missing.7 miners missing.The bodies were never found.The bodies were never found.

19731973Lofthouse Colliery Lofthouse Colliery

DisasterDisaster

The Flixborough explosion The Flixborough explosion happened on the first of June.happened on the first of June.

At about 16:53 hours on At about 16:53 hours on Saturday June 1Saturday June 1stst 1974 . 1974 .

The Nypro (UK) site at The Nypro (UK) site at Flixborough was severely by a Flixborough was severely by a large explosion.large explosion.

28 workers were killed. 36 28 workers were killed. 36 suffered injuriessuffered injuries..

19741974 Flixborough explosionFlixborough explosion

As much as 7% of the population As much as 7% of the population was killed during the civil war was killed during the civil war between 1975 and 1990between 1975 and 1990

Approximately 17,000-20,000 Approximately 17,000-20,000 people are still missing of people are still missing of unaccounted for from the civil war unaccounted for from the civil war period.period.

19751975 Civil war in LebanonCivil war in Lebanon

19761976Tangshan earthquakeTangshan earthquake

At 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, a At 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the sleeping city of Tangshan, in sleeping city of Tangshan, in northeastern China.northeastern China.

It killed over 240,000 people - It killed over 240,000 people - making it the deadliest earthquake making it the deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century.of the twentieth century.

19771977 New York BlackoutNew York Blackout

It was the second black out in 12 It was the second black out in 12 yearsyearsStores were ransacked, looted Stores were ransacked, looted and destroyed.and destroyed.1,037 fires burned throughout 1,037 fires burned throughout the cit, 6 times the average rate.the cit, 6 times the average rate.There was 1,700 false alarms. There was 1,700 false alarms.

1978 Jonestown Massacre

More than 900 people died There were 912 followersIt was mixed with poisonous thingsIt was called revolutionary suicide

19791979 The American airlines DC-The American airlines DC-

10 Crash10 Crash

It occurred on may 25It occurred on may 25thth..

The left engine fell off during take The left engine fell off during take off.off.

It only rose about 700 feet before It only rose about 700 feet before descendingdescending

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