Explosion Timeline of Events

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Explosion

An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. An explosion creates a shock wave. If the shock wave is a supersonic detonation, then the source of the blast is called a "high explosive"...

Timeline of Events

1898

7.20.1898

Spanish-American War: A boiler explodes on the USS Iowa off the coast of Santiago de Cuba.

1944

4.14.1944

Bombay Explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued then at 20 million pounds.

2004

1.26.2004

A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion.