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Engineering Disasters of the '70s

Modern Marvels · Season 14 · Episode 19
To err is human, but when the error results in the loss of life, it's a disaster. Learn about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster, and the explosion of a tanker in Los Angeles harbor.

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Season
14
Episode
19
Air Date
30/May/2007
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
44 min

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To err is human, but when the error results in the loss of life, it's a disaster. Learn about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster, and the explosion of a tanker in Los Angeles harbor.

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