Disastrous History: A Disasters of History Podcast

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It Caught on in a Flash: The 1984 Great Adventure Fire

In this episode we'll dive into the harrowing events of a fire at New Jersey's Great Adventure amusement park in 1984. A fire erupted in a haunted castle attraction, trapping eight teens in a nightmarish scenario. We'll discuss eyewitness accounts, emergency response efforts, and the aftermath of this terrifying incident.

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  Hurricane Catarina

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  All For You: The Wreck of the Princess Sophia

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  Shake, Rattle, and Roll: The 1936 Tupelo-Gainesville Tornado Outbreak

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  Another Brick in the Wall: The Moorgate Tube Disaster

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  Indiana Boys: 1977 University of Evansville Plane Crash

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  Indiana Nights: The 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum Explosion

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  You've gotta know when to hold 'em: The Winecoff Hotel Fire

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  I Feel My Temperature Rising: 1980 Eruption of Mount Saint Helens

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  Island in the Night: The Grand Island Tornado Outbreak

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  A Burning Ring of Fire: The Cocoanut Grove Fire

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  I Hear that Train a Coming: The Balvano Train Disaster

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  Highway to Hell: 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans Disaster

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  On the Streets of Philadelphia: One Meridian Plaza Fire

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  Take Another Little Piece of My Heart: The 2011 Joplin Tornado

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  When the Waves Turn the Minutes to Hours: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgera…