# Today in History **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 10, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530 "2016-07-10T04:53:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/923 "2017-11-23T06:38:54Z")
**November 23, 1963** : [The Golden Age Nursing Home Fire](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://cardboardamerica.org/2016/11/23/golden-age-nursing-home-fire-november-23-1963/amp/&ved=0ahUKEwjf-OHTh9TXAhUiTd8KHQnfAr0QFgiZATAY&usg=AOvVaw1cQIcitwKVFlq-WwiEbr5D&cf=1) in Fitchville, Ohio kills 63. Though this fire was the second worst nursing home fire in United States history, the disaster received little national attention at the time because it occurred just one day after the assassination of President Kennedy. The tragedy did lead to stricter safety standards for nursing homes nationwide. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/924 "2017-11-24T05:04:01Z")
**November 24, 1971** : The mysterious [D. B. Cooper](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/post-nation/wp/2017/01/16/the-d-b-cooper-case-baffled-investigators-for-decades-now-scientists-have-a-new-theory/&ved=0ahUKEwjA7v3qtNbXAhUEct8KHRkxB3k4ChAWCFgwDQ&usg=AOvVaw0SyF5U_RgEOf_QBixAvkwr&cf=1)jumps from a hijacked plane with $200,000. His identity and fate are still unknown. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/925 "2017-11-24T20:00:26Z")
**November 24, 1859:** Charles Darwin publishes _On the Origin of Species._ ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/926 "2017-11-25T05:23:31Z")
**November 25, 1120** : [The White Ship](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/was-the-white-ship-disaster-mass-murder/&ved=0ahUKEwjNiKqw-tjXAhVhTt8KHWAhByEQFgiZATAT&usg=AOvVaw0Ow2EQFCd_dCmz738YY--q) sinks after hitting a rock in the English Channel. Among the over 300 dead is William the Aethling, son of King Henry I and heir to the throne. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/927 "2017-11-26T05:35:20Z")
**November 26, 1943** : [The HMT Rohna](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://amp.history.com/news/a-calamity-at-sea-70-years-ago&ved=0ahUKEwi8-MW3v9vXAhVOct8KHU8EBFwQFgiHATAY&usg=AOvVaw0159J6Um2ppF8d-gfGD_Kx&cf=1)is sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by German bombers. The British ship had been transporting mostly American troops. 1149 die. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/928 "2017-11-27T05:17:02Z")
**November 27, 1898** : [The SS \*Portland \*](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.chebeague.org/shipofdoom.html&ved=0ahUKEwizjvrV693XAhUSMd8KHVH9DLI4ChAWCFUwDA&usg=AOvVaw3YGA5EuhZkpzOEqgRPTSwG) sinks off Cape Ann, Massachusetts in an early season blizzard. Approximately 200 are killed. The sinking of this luxury steamer led to changes requiring a manifest of a ship’s passengers to be held off the ship itself. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/929 "2017-11-28T05:58:56Z")
**November 28, 1942** : [The Coconut Grove Fire](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/wireStory/ap-cocoanut-grove-nightclub-fire-kills-492-51424505&ved=0ahUKEwjo1MSlyODXAhUrRN8KHRSmALwQqUMIwgEwHw&usg=AOvVaw1dQ2--uuTvOUanG-ZnsjHo&cf=1) in Boston kills 492. Hundreds more are injured. This was the worst nightclub fire in United States history and led to numerous safety regulations. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/930 "2017-11-29T06:12:28Z")
**November 29, 1944** : The Japanese aircraft carrier [\*Shinano \*](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano&ved=0ahUKEwjk7_nzjePXAhVBhOAKHSDMAVgQmhMIYjAM&usg=AOvVaw3aDdp6NO3oFRI6CxcXF1g_) is torpedoed and sunk by the USS _Archerfish_. 1435 die in the attack. The \*Shinano \*is the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/931 "2017-11-29T06:23:07Z")
**November 29, 1781:** The crew of the British slave ship _Zong_ murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/932 "2017-11-30T05:29:03Z")
**November 30, 1905** : [Arcadia, Florida is destroyed by fire.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.fl-genweb.org/decole/desoto/history/arcadia.htm&ved=0ahUKEwj3mKPdx-XXAhUCNiYKHcwGAj4QFggoMAE&usg=AOvVaw09Ye1bnA9mM5xNLCm7x2KJ) Miraculously, no one dies. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/933 "2017-12-01T06:27:52Z")
**December 1, 1958** : 95 are killed in the [Our Lady of Angels school fire](http://www.olafire.com/FireSummary.asp) in Chicago. All but 3 of the dead are children. The fire leads to stricter safety standards in schools nationwide. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/934 "2017-12-02T05:23:18Z")
**December 2, 1944** : The Japanese troop transport ship [\*Hawaii Maru \*](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Maru&ved=0ahUKEwiSvaHDyerXAhWPS98KHdNFDfQQmhMINTAB&usg=AOvVaw1dJGh4G-HBaCpJRrF8jHDb) is torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by the submarine USS _Sea Devil_. Over 2100 aboard the ship are killed. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2017, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/935 "2017-12-03T07:22:24Z")
**December 3, 1979** : [11 fans are crushed to death](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rock-and-roll-tragedy-why-eleven-died-at-the-whos-cincinnati-concert-19800124)as a crowd surges to enter Riverside Coliseum in Cincinnati to see a concert by _The Who_. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/936 "2017-12-03T23:34:37Z")
**December 3, 1984:** A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom would later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/937 "2017-12-04T23:55:08Z")
**December 4, 1948** : [_The SS Kiyanga_](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://mfame.guru/tragedy-ss-kiangya/&ved=0ahUKEwjvh5HexfHXAhWSRN8KHZ3sBd0QFgiYATAW&usg=AOvVaw3_L9P9RXYBnqYVckYY_E_f), a Chinese passenger ship, explodes in the Huangpo River after hitting a mine. Between 2759 and 3920 are killed. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/938 "2017-12-05T05:34:31Z")
**December 5, 1876** : Nearly 300 are killed in [The Brooklyn Theater Fire.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2016/12/terrible-brooklyn-theater-fire-worst-disaster-brooklyn-history-140-years-ago-today.html&ved=0ahUKEwjdkuepkPLXAhVGMd8KHQysA_4QFgilATAX&usg=AOvVaw0QU6Hj44UnBiXDulYV-_NK) This is the second deadliest theater fire in American history. Most of those who died were in the cheap seats in the upper balcony, where only one stairway allowed escape for the panicked crowd. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/939 "2017-12-05T09:23:29Z")
**December 5, 1952:** A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/940 "2017-12-06T06:22:26Z")
**December 6, 1907** : [The Monongah Mining Disaster](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2012&ved=0ahUKEwjwqbft2PTXAhWGk-AKHTsnB5gQFgj-ATAi&usg=AOvVaw1INYxewX07NAL0abh6AavW) This is the deadliest mining accident in United States history. The official death toll is 361, but that number is almost certainly too low a count. Other estimates put the dead at over 500. The initial explosion took the lives of many, and others trapped in the mine succumbed to poisonous gases. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/941 "2017-12-07T05:40:39Z")
**December 7, 1946** : [The Winecoff Hotel Fire](https://www.theclio.com/web/entry?id=31993) in Atlanta is the deadliest hotel fire in United States history. 119 died. This fire would lead to the adoption of improved fire safety regulations for hotels across the nation. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530/942 "2017-12-08T06:05:07Z")
**December 8, 1868** : [The Church of the Company Fire](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Company_Fire&ved=0ahUKEwjKgMnv3fnXAhWSkOAKHT0vBzkQFgglMAA&usg=AOvVaw3x-5_M7oUZECejV23XbzwW)kills somewhere between 2000 and 3000 people in Santiago, Chile. This is the deadliest accidental single structure fire in recorded history. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530.md?page=48)