Boston Disasters
Boston Disasters & Misfortunate Accidents
Natural Disasters
Blizzard of 1888
Hurricane of 1938
Blizzard of 1978
Perfect Storm, 1991
Fires
Great Boston Fire, 1872
Luongo's Restaurant Fire, 1942
Cocoanut Grove Fire, 1942
Cocoanut Grove Fire Official Cause - NEW
Paramount Hotel Fire, 1966
East Boston Gas Explosion, 1983
Aviation Accidents
Plane Crash, Harriet Quimby, 1912
Plane Crash, Icy Weather, 1948
Plane Crash by Bird-Strike, 1960
Plane Crash off Runway, 1961
Plane Crash into Seawall, 1973
Plane Crash off Runway, 1982
Railroad Accidents
Revere Train Wreck, 1871
Vermont Central Wreck, 1887
Bussey Bridge Collapse, 1887
Haverhill Bridge Wreck, 1888
MBTA Accidents
Tremont Street Gas Explosion, 1897
Court Street Accident, 1906
Motte Street Derailment, 1907
Guild Street Accident, 1913
Forest Hills Derailment, 1921
Harvard Square Collision, 1922
Atlantic Avenue Station Fire, 1949
North Station Explosion, 1959
Kenmore Subway Flood, 1962
Epidemics
Great Influenza, 1918
Smallpox Epidemics
Other Tragedies
Colonial Disasters
Massachusetts Related
New England's Dark Day, 1780
Year Without a Summer, 1816
Pemberton Mill Collapse, 1860
Great Lynn Fire, 1889
Lawrence Tornado, 1890
Tewksbury Explosion, 1903
Great Chelsea Fire, 1908
Great Chelsea Fire, 1973
Columbia, 2003
New England Earthquakes
Earthquake of 1727 - NEW
Earthquake of 1755 - NEW
Earthquake of 1846
The 1978 Boston Red Sox
