Saturday, October 17, 2026
Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #4301
NINE Additional
Memes Await You:
(If you are easily offended, do not click the link below, click this link instead: Help For You)
Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #4300
NINE Additional
Memes Await You:
(If you are easily offended, do not click the link below, click this link instead: Help For You)
October 17, 1814: Disaster. The London Beer Flood Takes Place
.jpg)
The London Beer Flood happened on October 17, 1814, when a massive 22-foot-tall wooden fermentation vat burst at the Horse Shoe Brewery owned by Meux & Co. on Tottenham Court Road. [1, 2, 3]
What Happened
- The Rupture: An iron ring snapped on a giant vat holding over 3,500 barrels of fermenting porter ale.
- The Wave: The explosion caused a chain reaction that shattered other tanks, releasing up to 320,000 gallons of beer in a 15-foot wave.
- The Impact: The torrent smashed the brewery's back brick wall and rushed into the poor St. Giles Rookery slum, destroying fragile basement homes. [1, 2, 3, 4]
.jpg)
Casualties and Aftermath
- Deaths: Eight people died from collapsed buildings and drowning, mostly women and children, including mourners at a basement wake. [1, 2, 3]
- The Verdict: A coroner's jury ruled the disaster an "Act of God," meaning the brewery faced no criminal liability or requirement to pay victim compensation. [1, 2, 3]
- Survival: Parliament refunded the brewery's excise taxes for the lost beer, saving the company from bankruptcy and changing industry standards as large wooden vats were phased out for lined concrete. [1, 2]
More This Day In History:
May 4, 1905: Construction Begins On The Panama Canal
May 5, 1818: Karl Marx Is Born
May 10, 1869: The Transcontinental Railroad Is Completed
May 5, 1818: Karl Marx Is Born
May 10, 1869: The Transcontinental Railroad Is Completed
May 21, 1927: Charles Lindbergh Completes His Transatlantic Flight
This Day In History: May 23, 1934: Bonnie And Clyde Are Killed
This Day In History: May 23, 1934: Bonnie And Clyde Are Killed
May 26, 1896: Nicholas II Is Crowned Czar Of Russia
This Day In History - May 30, 1431: Joan Of Arc Is Burned At The Stake
June 4, 1989: Do You Remember The Tiananmen Square Massacre?
June 8, 1967 - The USS Liberty was attacked by Israeli Air Force jet fighters and Navy torpedo boats in international watersJune 15, 1215: King John Signs The Magna Carta
June 19, 1953: Julius And Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed For Espionage
June 21, 1788: The U.S. Constitution Is Ratified
June 22, 1633: Galileo Galilei Is Forced To Recant His Support Of The Copernican Theory
June 25, 1950: The Korean War Begins
June 26, 1948, the United States launched the Berlin Airlift, known as "Operation Vittles"This Day In History - May 30, 1431: Joan Of Arc Is Burned At The Stake
June 4, 1989: Do You Remember The Tiananmen Square Massacre?
June 8, 1967 - The USS Liberty was attacked by Israeli Air Force jet fighters and Navy torpedo boats in international watersJune 15, 1215: King John Signs The Magna Carta
June 19, 1953: Julius And Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed For Espionage
June 21, 1788: The U.S. Constitution Is Ratified
June 22, 1633: Galileo Galilei Is Forced To Recant His Support Of The Copernican Theory
June 25, 1950: The Korean War Begins
June 28, 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand Is Assassinated
June 30, 1908 The Tunguska explosion (or Tunguska event)
July 1, 1863: The Battle Of Gettysburg Begins
July 2, 1937 Amelia Earhart disappears
July 3, 1775: George Washington Takes Command Of The Continental Army
July 4, 1776: The Declaration Of Independence Is AdoptedJuly 13, 1949: Pope Pius XII excommunicates all communist Catholics
July 17, 1918: The Romanov Family Is Executed By Communists
July 19, 1799: The Rosetta Stone Is Discovered
July 21, 1861: The First Battle of Bull Run
July 22, 1298: William Wallace Is Defeated At The Battle Of Falkirk
July 25, 1898 - U.S. forces invade Puerto Rico
July 26, 1847 - Liberia proclaimed its independence: Wakanda Realized.
July 29, 1588: The Spanish Armada Is Defeated
August 3, 1492: Christopher Columbus Sets Sail For The New World
September 4, 476 AD: The Roman Empire FallsSeptember 5, 1774: The First Continental Congress convenes
September 8, 1429: Joan Of Arc Attacks Paris - September 8, 1664: New Amsterdam Becomes New YorkSeptember 10, 1608: John Smith Is Elected To Lead Jamestown
September 11, 2001: The 9/11 Attacks Take Place
September 12, 1683: The Battle Of Vienna Ends Ottoman (Muslim) Domination In Eastern Europe
September 13, 1574: The Muslim Conquest of Tunis
September 15, 1254: Marco Polo Is Born
September 16, 1620: The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World
September 17, 1862: The Battle Of Antietam Begins
September 21, 1780: Benedict Arnold Commits Treason
September 22 1975: Radical Leftist Sara Jane Moore Attempts To Assassinate President Gerald Ford
September 23, 1779 John Paul Jones wins in English waters
September 26, 1777: British Forces Occupy Philadelphia
September 26, 1983: Stanislav Petrov Prevents The Outbreak Of Nuclear War
September 30, 1888: Jack The Ripper Murders His Third And Fourth Victims
October 3, 1995: O.J. Simpson Is Acquitted
October 4, 1582: The Gregorian Calendar Is Introduced
October 7, 1913: Henry Ford's Moving assembly line debuts at Ford factory
1967: Che Guevara Is CapturedOctober 9, 1967: Che Guevara became a good Communist
On This Day In History: Charles Martel Defeats The Muslim Invasion Of Europe - October 10, 732 AD
October 12, 1492: Christopher Columbus Reaches The “New World”
October 16, 1793: The Queen Of France, Marie Antoinette Is Executed
Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #4299
NINE Additional
Memes Await You:
(If you are easily offended, do not click the link below, click this link instead: Help For You)
Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #4298
NINE Additional
Memes Await You:
(If you are easily offended, do not click the link below, click this link instead: Help For You)
The 90 Miles Mystery Box: Episode #3334
You have come across a mystery box. But what is inside?
It could be literally anything from the serene to the horrific,
from the beautiful to the repugnant,
from the mysterious to the familiar.
If you decide to open it, you could be disappointed,
you could be inspired, you could be appalled.
If you are easily offended, do not click the
link below, click this link instead: Help For You
You have been warned.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)