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Disasterous History: Stratton Nebraska Church Bus/train crash
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Sunday, February 8, 2015. Stratton Nebraska Church Bus/train crash. Stratton Nebraska Train/Church Bus crash. The tragic and entirely inexcusable bus/train crash at Spring City, though it was far. Worst train/school-bus crash, was the one that woke. America up and pointed out how vulnerable their kids were when riding a school bus. Laws had been passed in other states addressing the issue of stopping at rail crossings (And it still. Boggles the mind that such a law even needed. While federally mandated l...
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Disasterous History: January 2013
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Bet-you-didn't-know: November 2012
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Saturday, November 17, 2012. What Happened to 'Em? What Happened to 'Em After The Battle, Part I. So, after The Battle of Hampton Roads, The Virginia. Faded into history, never to be seen or heard from again.oh no, wait. Actually that's not. What happened. Neither ship had a long career after the battle, and both died spectacularly.but in two entirely different ways. Bein' a good Ol' Southern Boy, I'll kick this portion off with the fate of CSS Virginia. After her little dust-up with. At about the same t...
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Bet-you-didn't-know: December 2011
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Saturday, December 10, 2011. The Most Misspelled, Misnamed Ship In The (Confederate) Navy. Quick story…When I was in about the 5. Grade at Boykins Elementary School (All 150 or so students strong! We had a substitute teacher one day, a rare event in itself as our 5. Grade teacher, Miss Mannis, seldom got sick. We were studying History. Specifically The War of Northern Aggression (Hey, I’m from The South! As I recall, things went down hill from there. And the C.S.S. Virginia. And the fact that it was the ...
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Bet-you-didn't-know: May 2014
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014. What Happened To 'Em Part V. The Union Ships at The Battle of Mobile Bay. What Happened To 'Em Part V. The Union Navel Force at the The Battle Of Mobile Bay. As I noted in the last post (Which was far, far. Too long ago.Sadly routine life sometimes gets in the way of things like. This one's going to be just a bit more complicated, and way. The Battle of Mobile Bay. OF course, that wasn't the case for all eighteen. You have an ironclad that has become what's likely the most complete...
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Bet-you-didn't-know: January 2012
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012. The Day Before The Battle Of The Ironclads Part Two. Virginia Vs Minnesota, or 'Ya Don't Mess With Minnesota'. Map of HAmpton Roads with positions of all the combatants on Mrch 8th and 9th 1862. Last heard from steaming west from Fortress Monroe to do battle with. Didn't quite work out that way, though. Was named after the Minnesota river,. The state. (In fact, there. No State of Minnesota yet when. Roanoke, Wabash, Colorado. Hmmmmm.That last one sounds kinda familiar. Was ma...
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Bet-you-didn't-know: U S S Galena...The Forgotten Ironclad That Almost Fought CSS Virginia
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013. U S S Galena.The Forgotten Ironclad That Almost Fought CSS Virginia. U S S Galena.The Forgotten Ironclad That Almost Fought CSS Virginia. If we're going to talk about the ironclads of The Battle of Hampton Roads we can't forget the.well the forgotten ironclad. USS Galena. OK, true, she was just barely even involved in The Battle of Hampton Roads and as an ironclad she wasn't exactly a resounding success, but. Have been known as The Battle Between The Galena. USS Galena at anchor, ...
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Disasterous History: Congers New York Bus/Train crash
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Sunday, February 8, 2015. Congers New York Bus/Train crash. Congers, New York. The train-bus crashes in. Spring City, Tennessee and. Evans, Colorado inspired the legislative bodies in all 50 states to make huge strides in school bus safety legislation. By 1972 drivers in all states were required not only by law, but by Federally mandated State law, to stop at all. Of what they’re supposed to do. With that fact in mind, one of two things that the laws hadn't. Maybe in a low speed, front or rear collision ...
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Disasterous History: Fox River Grove Illinois Bus/Train crash
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Sunday, February 8, 2015. Fox River Grove Illinois Bus/Train crash. Fox River Grove Illinois Bus-Train crash. October 25, 1995. The Seven Angels of Fox River Grove. Chesterfield County (Virginia) Fire Station 12, located in Ettrick, hard by both Petersburg and Colonial Heights in the county's southeast corner, has the distinction of being the oldest station in the county. (Why am I telling a Virginia fire department story to kick off a post about a school bus accident that happened in Illinois? School bu...