What whales heard on 9/11 On Sept. 11, 2001, four commercial airplanes in America are hijacked by extremists and crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in... KUOW Staff
Sandi and Princess Di On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, is involved in a nighttime crash in Paris that leads to her death, the death of her partner Dodi Fayed and... KUOW Staff
Brian and Oklahoma City bombing: How's Your Day podcast On April 19, 1995, a bomb is detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. Nearly 700 are wounded and 168 people killed in the... KUOW Staff
On this day: High on pills, she drove her van into a house On April 20, 2010, British Petroleum suffers an explosion at its Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers are killed and the rig... KUOW Staff
Jechul and Mount St. Helens On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state. It’s one of America’s most destructive natural disasters, spreading ash across 11 states,... KUOW Staff
As bullets flew at Columbine, she was fighting Oregon for custody of her child On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris walk into Columbine High School and begin shooting classmates and teachers. They murder 13 and injure... KUOW Staff
Danny and Mandela On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela is released from prison after being confined for 27 years as a political prisoner. His release is a global event... KUOW Staff
Megan and the Columbia On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia breaks apart on its 28th mission while re-entering the atmosphere. The seven-member crew are killed... KUOW Staff
