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100 Greatest Disasters

by Michael Pollard · 1995

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Presents brief descriptions of the world's greatest disasters, including the Yucatan asteroid strike, Mount St. Helens, Chernobyl nuclear accident, and the Challenger space shuttle explosion.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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archaeologyarchaeologyMore like thisLess of this
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childrens

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