Ever heard about the July 30, 1916 Black Tom Island Explosion? It is ranked among the largest 'anthropogenic' non-nuclear explosions the planet has ever known. It was actually two explosions, of which the first one was the most devastating. An ammo dump destined to be shipped to Russia on an artifical island in New York Harbor blew up, resulting in the destruction of $20,000,000 worth of military goods. The Statue of Liberty was damaged, and as far away as Maryland and Philadelphia people thought there was an earthquake.
For a long time I thought it was an accident.
However, yesterday I learned it was actually an act of sabotage by German agents. Vox's Coleman and Phil explain:
Hat tip OutlawDaughter.
MFBB.
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