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May 13th

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  Devastating earthquake hits Santiago, Chile, killing a third of the population View Post →

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• 1958

  B-52 Stratofortress crash in the US leads to accidental release of two nuclear bombs, but neither detonate View Post →

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• 1995

  Greece struck by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake

• 2014

  Marine archaeologist Barry Clifford discovers unidentified shipwreck off Haiti's northern coast

• 1913

  Igor Sikorsky builds and flies the first four-engined aircraft in Russia

• 2004

  Underground explosion and mine fire in Soma Mine, Turkey, claims 301 lives

• 1934

  The Great Dust Bowl storm ravages US prairies

• 2021

  World's largest iceberg 'A-76' breaks off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica

• 1916

  Inaugural observance of Indian (Native American) Day

• 2019

  Study finds the Moon still shrinking and experiencing moonquakes as it cools