The Great Boston molasses flood of 1919 where warm molasses mixed with cold and caused its container to break and take the lives of 21 people.

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders of the Spanish-American War. Of the three major engagements fought by Rough Riders, Battle of San Juan Hill was the crowning achievement.

General Slocum disaster of 1904, when a New York City-based excursion paddle wheeler caught fire shortly after the ship departed for a church outing to Long Island Sound.