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The Collapse of Pan Am | Overspending, Overselling, Bankruptcy | History in the Dark
Pan American World Airways was originally founded on March 14, 1927 and over time rose to become one of the most dominant airlines in the world. They peaked in the late 1960's and in 1970 embraced the brand new Boeing 747 to kick off the era of widebody aircraft. But after this, they would encounter almost nothing but problems to which they would react by selling some of their most valuable assets and purchasing many useless things.
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simpleflying.com/airline-deregulation-united-states/
inspireip.com/airline-collapse-lessons-from-bankruptcy-of-pan-am-airlines/
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The Largest Ponzi Scheme of its Time | Towers Financial Corporation | History in the Dark
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Ponzi schemes are a rather famous type of fraud, and prior to Bernie Madoff, the largest known example was the Towers Financial Corporation. Starting out as a debt collector, the company spiraled into scamming investors for millions of dollars. Also, Jeffrey Epstein was involved. Yes, really. 🚂 Further reading 🚂 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towers_Financial_Corporation 🟢Join this channel to get access...
The Air Disaster That Was No Accident | The Pan Am Flight 103 Catastrophe | History in the Dark
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On December 21st, 1988, ground control would lose contact with Pan Am Flight 103: a 747 named Clipper Maid of the Seas. Quickly it was realized she had broken up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. As the authorities investigated, they discovered this had been no accident. Flight 103 had been intentionally destroyed by a bomb in a terrorist attack, killing 270 people. ✈️Further Reading✈️ www.v...
The Terror of Missouri | The 2011 Joplin tornado | History in the Dark
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On May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado would touch down as part of a larger outbreak near Joplin, Missouri. This particular twister would enter into the highly populated areas, wreaking havoc and killing many. In the end, she would be the most expensive tornado in United States history. 🚂 Further reading 🚂 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Joplin_tornado 🟢Join this channel to get access to perks: ua-cam.com/...
What Happened to Semaphore Signals? | History in the Dark
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One of the earliest methods introduced for railroad signaling was the semaphore signal. It was invented in Britain, and by the 1870's became the most popular signal on railroads all over the world. But they aren't nearly as popular as they once were. Why not? 🚂 Further reading 🚂 www.wearerailfans.com/c/article/railway-semaphore-signalling-prototype-and-model en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_semaph...
The Dead Man Walking Tornado | The 1997 Jarrell Tornado | History in the Dark
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On May 27th, 1997, an F5 tornado would touch down as part of a larger outbreak near Jarrell, Texas. Due to the unique characteristics of this multiple vortex tornado, she obtained the nickname "Dead Man Walking." She only lasted thirteen minutes, but wreaked horrific damage on the immediate area before finally disappearing. 🚂 Further reading 🚂 www.kxan.com/weather/jarrell-tornado-survivors-reme...
The WorldCom Scandal - The Full Story | Lies, Expenses, and Accounting | History in the Dark
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The fall of WorldCom resulted in the largest bankruptcy in American history at that time, just a year after Enron which held that title. WorldCom's bankruptcy was oddly similar in terms of what the company was trying to do: inflate their stock price. Though their method for doing so was different and much simpler. 🚂 Further reading 🚂 schuellerworldcom.blogspot.com/2012/10/key-players-involved-i...
The Stupidest Video Game Lawsuit | Universal vs. Nintendo | History in the Dark
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Donkey Kong the arcade game was a smash hit in the arcades of the early 1980's. Nintendo saw a massive profit from the game, but this attracted the attention of Universal Studios, who felt that Donkey Kong infringed on their trademark claim over the movie: King Kong. What followed was a series of insane corporate bullying at the hands of Universal, but in the end, they would torpedo their own c...
Lockheed's Attack Helicopter That Never Had a Chance | Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne | History in the Dark
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Lockheed developed the Ah-56 Cheyenne to meet an army requirement for a dedicated attack helicopter. Several years of development later and the whole project was cancelled. Why was this? 🚁Further Reading🚁 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AH-56_Cheyenne 🟢Join this channel to get access to perks: ua-cam.com/channels/smGCJdCZeKxrbqs_l4YCQA.htmljoin 🟢Patreon - www.patreon.com/Darknessthecurse 🟣Discor...
The Journey of the Empress | Canadian Pacific H1b 2816 | History in the Dark
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Canadian Pacific 2816 is a class H1b 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works in December of 1930. She is the only non-streamlined member of her class to survive and has experienced a successful and fruitful excursion career since 2001. 🚂 Further reading 🚂 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_2816 🟢Join this channel to get access to perks: ua-cam.com/channels/smGCJdCZe...
The Fake Psychic That Ruined Lives | Sylvia Browne | History in the Dark
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Sylvia Browne was a woman who claimed to have psychic abilities and rose to national attention in the early 90's. She would found her own church, make millions through donations and book sales, and appear many, many times on various television programs. Also, she was a fake and actively involved herself in high-profile criminal cases for attention by making bogus claims involving the location o...
The Most Infamous Televangelist Charlatan | Peter Popoff | History in the Dark
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Peter Popoff is a notorious televangelist who claims to spread the word of God. He has also claimed to bestow divine healing, the ability to speak directly with the Lord, and to possess miracle spring water that heals everything and grants miracle debt cancellation. Absolutely none of that is true. He's a crook. Further reading: www.gq.com/story/peter-popoff-born-again-scoundrel www.christianpo...
The Best Railway Signalman in South Africa was a Baboon | History in the Dark
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Jack the signalman was the assistant of one James "Jumper" Wide after Wide lost his legs in an accident. Jack assisted James with various tasks, including his signalman duties. Also, Jack was a baboon. Probably should have led with that. 🚂 Further reading 🚂 allthatsinteresting.com/jack-the-baboon medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-monkey-who-worked-as-an-official-railway-signalman-for-9-years-...
Canadian Pacific 2816's Mexico Tour was a DISASTER | History in the Dark
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Canadian Pacific 2816's Mexico Tour was a DISASTER | History in the Dark
5 Train Accidents That Were Just Bizarre | History in the Dark
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5 Train Accidents That Were Just Bizarre | History in the Dark
The Lonely Chesapeake and Ohio Hudson | C&O L-1 490 | History in the Dark
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The Lonely Chesapeake and Ohio Hudson | C&O L-1 490 | History in the Dark
The Deadliest Tornado in American History | The Tristate Tornado | History in the Dark
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The Deadliest Tornado in American History | The Tristate Tornado | History in the Dark
10 Locomotives That Are Sadly Extinct | History in the Dark
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10 Locomotives That Are Sadly Extinct | History in the Dark
20 of the Best Trains Ever | History in the Dark
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20 of the Best Trains Ever | History in the Dark
The Insane Car Insurance Scam by a Career Fraudster | Fire, Auto and Marine | History in the Dark
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The Insane Car Insurance Scam by a Career Fraudster | Fire, Auto and Marine | History in the Dark
The Elephant That Hated Humanity | The Rogue Elephant of Aberdare Forest | History in the Dark
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The Elephant That Hated Humanity | The Rogue Elephant of Aberdare Forest | History in the Dark
20 of the Weirdest Successful Trains Ever | History in the Dark
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20 of the Weirdest Successful Trains Ever | History in the Dark
What's the Deal with Railroad Ties? | History in the Dark
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What's the Deal with Railroad Ties? | History in the Dark
The Most Powerful Tornado in History | The 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore Tornado | History in the Dark
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The Most Powerful Tornado in History | The 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore Tornado | History in the Dark
Why Aren't There Steam-powered Airplanes? | History in the Dark
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Why Aren't There Steam-powered Airplanes? | History in the Dark
5 Steam Locomotives That Exploded | History in the Dark
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5 Steam Locomotives That Exploded | History in the Dark
15 of the Worst Planes Ever | History in the Dark
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15 of the Worst Planes Ever | History in the Dark
What Happened to Mars Lights? | History in the Dark
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What Happened to Mars Lights? | History in the Dark
The British fighter that showed up too late | Westland Wyvern | History in the Dark
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The British fighter that showed up too late | Westland Wyvern | History in the Dark
That time a BNSF train was hit by a tornado | History in the Dark
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That time a BNSF train was hit by a tornado | History in the Dark

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  • @AndrewStewart545
    @AndrewStewart545 22 хвилини тому

    Loosing $3 million a day sounds like it’s $2 million dollars more than the Penn Central, which was loosing $1 million dollars a day!

  • @haydendegrow945
    @haydendegrow945 40 хвилин тому

    Interesting take on the fall...Not to be nitpicking here but a couple of your place pronunciations were incorrect. Recheck "Heathrow" and "Barbados"... Plus you forgot the TV series Pan AM

  • @DanielChannel57
    @DanielChannel57 Годину тому

    I should also point out that Flight 103 was not the only terrorist attack to hit Pan Am, as there was also Flight 830 in Hawaii (which was also bombed) and more famously, Flight 73, a hijacking in Pakistan. Those incidents soured Pan Am's rep pretty badly, and Flight 103 was pretty much the final nail in the coffin.

  • @andrewbowen4544
    @andrewbowen4544 Годину тому

    I'm guessing we can't blame SAUNDERS on this.

  • @Dill_Pickle1997
    @Dill_Pickle1997 3 години тому

    I wonder if this tour will go down in history as almost being the same level of disastrous as the flying Scotsman’s tour

  • @Lindenify1010
    @Lindenify1010 4 години тому

    My city almost got a C&NW branch, but instead we got our own shortline (The ahnapee and western)

  • @Thereaa
    @Thereaa 4 години тому

    I Salute these bravest of sailors.L.Roberts

  • @thedutchwolf9747
    @thedutchwolf9747 5 годин тому

    WHAT THE HELL i just watched you other pam am video not even 10 minutes ago ... what is this coincidence

  • @neiloflongbeck5705
    @neiloflongbeck5705 5 годин тому

    The motto "The World's Most Experiended Airline" led to people pointing out after any mishap that Pan-Am was having another of their experiences.

  • @brandomideas
    @brandomideas 5 годин тому

    When you said "Look what I can do"... All I can picture is Mad Tvs Stewart

  • @MrToymaster1
    @MrToymaster1 5 годин тому

    Hey darkness; have you heard Britain might be renationalising its railway British rail: *Climbing out of its grave* guess who’s back!!!

  • @citxsd70m-2
    @citxsd70m-2 5 годин тому

    I’m aware that the BNSF’s Raton Subdivision is either the last or one of the last main line routes still using semaphore signals (all are upper quadrants). However those are expected to be removed not too far out, as PTC implementation will eventually spell the end for these signals…

  • @user-bl2nt1un9s
    @user-bl2nt1un9s 6 годин тому

    Mine is the 32 class

  • @FlaredRadiator
    @FlaredRadiator 8 годин тому

    brother is turning into a railfan

  • @AWACS_OKA_NIEBA
    @AWACS_OKA_NIEBA 9 годин тому

    USS Duncan: Temper Temper USS Wisconsin: but they started it:(

  • @Vmaxfodder
    @Vmaxfodder 16 годин тому

    What happened to marfa lights

  • @JanPeterson
    @JanPeterson 17 годин тому

    A lot of fire aparatus these days are using a light they call the "fidget spinner." It has three lights in red and white and it spins around. Anything to drag other driver's attention away from their cell phones.

  • @ElurosAthena
    @ElurosAthena 18 годин тому

    Absolutely love the video but I pinky promise Heathrow Airport is not pronounced that way.

  • @kurtpena5462
    @kurtpena5462 19 годин тому

    This B roll is... Horrible.

  • @R3D_M4N
    @R3D_M4N 20 годин тому

    No YF-12 🥺

  • @Troller9125
    @Troller9125 23 години тому

    What went through the creators mind during the production of these engines- *bigger is better*

  • @MinuliciMins
    @MinuliciMins 23 години тому

    Su57

  • @USAwhatsakilometer
    @USAwhatsakilometer День тому

    Cap the YF-23 has better stealth capabilities can and can go faster than the raptor every thing you need for modern day BVR maneuverability is not important nowadays dogfighting is in the past.Not hating on the F-22 though cause it is still the goat

  • @andrewbowen4544
    @andrewbowen4544 День тому

    Why won't Dick go to the Danger zone in the South of London.

  • @foxgaming1084
    @foxgaming1084 День тому

    I live in Morden Manitoba in Canada. We used to have a station from 1905 where it was built until somewhere in the 1960s when it was closed down probably due to road traffic. It’s later moved from what today is a Giant Tiger grocery store, to the Pembina Threshermen’s Museum in 1972 where it’s still there to this day and freight trains still run on them running by Boundary Trails Railway Company and Canadian pacific.

  • @ssingfo
    @ssingfo День тому

    On the topic of train derailing after hitting an animal, on the 28th of April 2008 and ICE hit a flock of sheep, derailing, and sliding derailed into a tunnel, some of the cars would have tilted over if not for the tunnel wall. And if you now take a second to think what would have been if the flock of sheep would have been hit a bit earlier and the train would have tilted enough before entering the tunnel and instead slamming into the portal of the tunnel..... yeah.....

  • @sirrliv
    @sirrliv День тому

    Ah yes, the Largest Ponzi Scheme of its Time... before the advent of Cryptocurrency.

  • @dianefarley37
    @dianefarley37 День тому

    Duquesne is pronounced as "doo kane".

  • @theerealbrieezylee
    @theerealbrieezylee День тому

    I heard a rumor that it was actually k&k officials that started the fire on an already dying company for …. Insurance purposes

  • @randomentertainment8927
    @randomentertainment8927 День тому

    And 2 days later, I was born. My adopted family had to drive through Moore on 35. They came through just under and hour after the tornado. My dad was just under an hour late getting out of work. Had they been on time, they would've been right in thr path of this monster

  • @gregusmc2868
    @gregusmc2868 День тому

    I see you’ve appropriated The History Guy’s METHOD of oration. The Joplin, EF-5. A TORNADO that…DESERVES to be….REMEMBERED! 😂

  • @Coarstan
    @Coarstan День тому

    Living in Weston the ere is a rail way next to my bedroom and not far from me the train station runs and there has only been like 4-8 engines I have seen property running and doing a job on the rail way

  • @ALCO-C855-fan
    @ALCO-C855-fan День тому

    WTF?! That's so tragic!^Thx. for sharing all facts you could gather. Bloody terrorists!

  • @ALCO-C855-fan
    @ALCO-C855-fan День тому

    Great video. Can I pls. have a link to the music you use? I'd like it for my videos.

  • @thecatwrangler9448
    @thecatwrangler9448 День тому

    Thank you Train Man

  • @WhiteWolf-gx8ll
    @WhiteWolf-gx8ll День тому

    Hillary arranged his end I assume, I mean the cameras in that hallway were just miraculously not working, smells too fishy to be a coincidence.

  • @JenniferinIllinois
    @JenniferinIllinois День тому

    I was in West Germany (in the USAF, Rhein Main AB) when this happened. I actually knew somebody that was supposed to be on Flight 103 but missed his flight as he didn't get to the airport on time.

  • @alexhajnal107
    @alexhajnal107 День тому

    04:00 Well that got dark.

  • @ValleyThrills
    @ValleyThrills День тому

    Any chance we can get an American Freedom Train video for 4th of July 2025 or 2026 for Americas 250th birthday

    • @alexhajnal107
      @alexhajnal107 21 годину тому

      If they do a 2026 edition of the train one hopes there'll be less racism and revisionist history. Depends who wins the White House I guess.

  • @A20A-
    @A20A- День тому

    I was able to ride on a Conrail B36-7 as a kid and i loved it, Hopefully i can ride a locomotive again as my dad worked for conrail (now csx) and thats how i was able to ride a b36-7.

  • @alexhajnal107
    @alexhajnal107 День тому

    A close relative of mine flew that flight just a couple of weeks prior so this event is a bit personal. What a pointless act. I remember hearing an interview with someone who had been on the connecting flight out of Germany. She described one gleeful young girl who was near her on the flight and who brought joy to her fellow passengers. The girl was on the onward flight to New York. As the woman put it, "You didn't deserve this."

  • @georgew.5639
    @georgew.5639 День тому

    At least here in the United States most people know to stand clear of the railroad tracks. Thankfully. 🚂😊

  • @benjaminreed4781
    @benjaminreed4781 День тому

    The problem with stringing wires over the tracks is that it’s almost unimaginably expensive both in initial cost as well as maintenance. Just ask the Great Northern Railway or the Milwaukee Road, both of which had electrified track in the western United States.

  • @MorrisHillmanProductions
    @MorrisHillmanProductions День тому

    What's puzzling is that BR didn't purchase larger numbers of the Deltics, in addition to developing the prototypes 10000 and 10001 into production models. That, at least to myself, sounds more sensible.

  • @chrisjoy439
    @chrisjoy439 День тому

    Don’t call formidable heavy. U556 on Azur lane slow ahead found that out the hard way 🤣

  • @Tom.......
    @Tom....... День тому

    Free Palistine!

    • @AnimalsVehiclesAndMore
      @AnimalsVehiclesAndMore День тому

      United, we stand with Israel

    • @alexhajnal107
      @alexhajnal107 День тому

      Honestly, neither of the combatants are the good guys. The civilians are the victims (as always).

  • @JsusIsDogBackwards
    @JsusIsDogBackwards День тому

    The F117 aint edgy bro its just awesome. It's literally like hitting targets from space height.

  • @evecommonsense8013
    @evecommonsense8013 День тому

    Sad but he wanted things when they were only suitable only for his kind 100 years old that’s the segregation I get coming off him times have changed

  • @JsusIsDogBackwards
    @JsusIsDogBackwards День тому

    My favorite plane was not in any of these, mine is the f117 nighthawk

  • @fritzhieke7209
    @fritzhieke7209 День тому

    The Tornado is a "she"????