Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cruise ships promise luxury, leisure, and escape—but sometimes, those dreams go disastrously off course. Behind the glossy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975, was among Great Lakes disasters attributed to "the gales of November," as ...

Nearly all Duluthians and Northlanders are familiar with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, taking with it all 29 crew members. Many who were around when it happened ...

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Graph illustrating the stark increase in global trade (exports and imports) in the late 1800s, with an exponential increase (dashed colored line) becoming particularly marked by circa 1980. Numbers ...

Imagine boarding a winter ferry in 1966, hearing howling winds and feeling the deck pitch beneath your feet, while heavy trucks and cars roll around inside like loose cargo. On December 8, 1966, the ...

From Bhopal to the draining of the Aral Sea, discover some of the worst man-made disasters that have occurred around the ...

Cruise ships promise luxury, leisure, and escape—but sometimes, those dreams go disastrously off course. Behind the glossy brochures and endless buffets are stories of chaos, confusion, and survival ...