DC DISASTERS & DARK DAYS
A RANDOM COLLECTION OF SOMBER DC MEMORIES
1814 - THE BRITISH BURN WASHINGTON
AUGUST 24th
1865 - ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
APRIL 14th
1922 - THE KNICKERBOCKER STORM
JANUARY 27th - 28th
1940 - BEARS CRUSH REDSKINS AT HOME 73-0
DECEMBER 8th
THE NFL'S BIGGEST BLOWOUT
1963 - JFK'S BODY RETURNED TO WASHINGTON
NOVEMBER 22nd
1968 - WASHINGTON BURNS IN RIOTS
APRIL 4th
1974 - NIXON RESIGNS IN DISGRACE
AUGUST 9th
1975 - LYON SISTERS DISAPPEARANCE
MARCH 25th
1976 - ASSASSINATION OF ORLANDO LETELIER
SEPTEMBER 21st
1977 - HANAFI SEIGE
MARCH 9th - 11th
1981 -- REAGAN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
MARCH 30th
1982 - AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90
JANUARY 13th
1985 - THEISMANN'S CAREER ENDED BRUTALLY
NOVEMBER 18th
1986 - LEN BIAS DIES FROM COCAINE OVERDOSE
JUNE 19th
1990 -- MAYOR MARION BARRY BUSTED IN FBI
JANUARY 18th
2001 - PENTAGON & OTHER ATTACKS
SEPTEMBER 11th
2001 - THE ANTHRAX MAIL ATTACKS
SEPTEMBER 18th - NOVEMBER 16th
2002 - BELTWAY SNIPER ATTACKS
OCTOBER 2nd - 22nd
2006 - THE DEATH OF TOWER RECORDS
DECEMBER 22nd
2009 - DC METRO RED LINE CRASH
JUNE 22nd
2013 - WASHINGTON NAVY YARD SHOOTINGS
SEPTEMBER 16th
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