District of Columbia
Washington, DC Fireworks Accident, July 1845
Posted September 19th, 2009 by Stu BeitlerSPLENDID FIREWORKS AT THE PRESIDENT'S.
AWFUL ACCIDENT.
Washington, July 4, 10 o'clock, P.M. read more »
Washington, DC Train Collision, Apr 1875
Posted August 9th, 2009 by Stu BeitlerRAILROAD COLLISION. read more »
Washington, DC plane crash lands in Potomac, Dec 1949
Posted July 5th, 2009 by Tim TaugherSurvivor of Air Crash Says One Engine Failed
Total of Four Killed As Air Line Lands In Potomac River read more »
Washington, DC Hydroplane Disaster, June 1966
Posted July 4th, 2009 by Stu Beitler
HYDROPLANE DISINTEGRATES AT 160 MILES.
Washington (AP) -- Three speedboat racers were killed Sunday in high speed accidents at the President's Cup Regatta on the Potomac River. read more »
Washington, DC Commercial Buildings Burn, May 1896
Posted June 16th, 2009 by Stu BeitlerFIERCE, FIRE RAGES.
LIVES ALSO LOST IN THE FLAMES.
SEVERAL FIREMEN CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER FALLING WALLS IN WASHINGTON. read more »
Washington, DC Nursing Home Fire, Feb 1961
Posted June 7th, 2009 by Stu Beitler7 AGED PERSONS DIE IN WASHINGTON FIRE.
CAPITAL NURSING HOME BURNS. read more »
Washington, DC Store Explosion, Nov 1929
Posted February 22nd, 2009 by Stu BeitlerFIVE PEOPLE DIE IN STORE EXPLOSION.
FIFTY OTHERS HURT WHEN BLAST WRECKS CAPITAL "FIVE AND TEN." read more »
Washington, DC Opera House Fire, Dec 1886
Posted December 16th, 2008 by Stu BeitlerAN OPERA HOUSE DESTROYED. read more »
Washington, DC National Theatre Fire, Jan 1873
Posted November 17th, 2008 by Stu Beitler
Washington, DC Representative Killed By Train, June 1912
Posted November 13th, 2008 by Stu BeitlerKILLED BY A TRAIN.
REPRESENTATIVE WICKLIFFE, OF LOUISIANA, HAD BEEN ON A FISHING TRIP NEAR WASHINGTON.
HE DIDN'T SEE THE TRAIN -- HIS BODY WAS BADLY CRUSHED AND MANGLED. read more »
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