The Deadly Virus of the 1918 Flu Pandemic

According to estimates, 16 million people died in World War I. Estimates place the death toll from the 1918 influenza pandemic at 50 million. This terrible virus affected one-fifth of the world’s population. It had killed more individuals in a short period of time than any other sickness in recorded history. The epidemic began to […]

Chernobyl Disaster 1986: What Happened?

A scheduled test of the turbine system at a nuclear power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on April 26th, 1986, ended tragically. From a low-power condition, the reactor’s power surged uncontrollably, rapidly boiling water and igniting a steam explosion that blew the reactor’s roof off. It started a graphite fire that released hazardous radioactive materials into […]