hello26270 Dec 13, 2020 1 min In This day - The Knights of Columbus Fire On the night of Saturday December 12, 1942, hundreds of American servicemen and residents of St. John’s, Newfoundland were gathered for a...
hello26270 Dec 13, 2020 1 min In This day - The Knights of Columbus Fire On the night of Saturday December 12, 1942, hundreds of American servicemen and residents of St. John’s, Newfoundland were gathered for a...
On This Day: Newfoundland Sealing Disaster (March 30, 1914)Caught in a sudden spring blizzard, 78 sealers died on an ice shelf off the northern Newfoundland coast. The S.S. Stephano, captained by an inexperienced man named Westbury Kean sent 170 men onto the ice on March 30, 1914. Most of them crossed the ice to a vessel working a seal patch a few miles away. Later that day, the ship’s captain ordered all men back to their own ship. Both captains thought that the men were safely on board the other's ship when a ferocious spring st
Partners in Motion Inc. join Sunrise S.R.L from Italy to represent their series “Lord of the Bikes”Partners in Motion Inc., is pleased to be working with Sunrise S.R.L from Italy to represent their series “Lord of the Bikes”. With passion and artistic creativity, 10 teams of professional customizers will battle to create their motorized sculptures. A unique contest of its kind, 10 teams of motor cycle customizers go head-to-head with bouts of creativity and dirty wrenches to create the best custom bike. A journey full of obstacles, unexpected turns of events and timed comp
On This Day: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (March 25, 1911)Despite repeated attempts by workers and community leaders, New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory employed girls as young as 14 years of age making shirts for sweatshop wages in an overcrowded factory. When fire broke out on March 25, 1911, employees on the tenth floor were alerted by phone and escaped by climbing onto the roof and down a fire escape. For the girls working on the eighth and ninth floors though, there was no warning – and no way out. The doors had been
On This Day: Viking Explosion March 15th, 1931The Viking Explosion - 86 years ago In the spring of 1931, famed film director Varrick Frissel commissioned the sealing ship The Viking to shoot action sequences for his new film. Along with his crew and equipment, Frissel had brought barrels of gunpowder aboard. The extra gunpowder was poorly stored and left in contact with sources of flame. In the evening of March 15th, as the ship’s crew prepared for bed, the gunpowder ignited. Survivors abandoned ship for the ice pans an
This Day In History: March 10th Dryden Air Crash 38 Years agoOn the snowy afternoon of March 10th, 1989, a Fokker F-28 with 69 passengers aboard crashed just beyond the runway. The plane burst into flames and broke apart, killing 24 passengers and destroying the cockpit voice recorder, or “black box”. Investigation revealed that a number of factors had contributed to the crash. Most significant was the deadly accumulation of ice on the wings. The changes recommended by the official inquiry forever altered aircraft safety regulations in
This Day In History: The Black Market ExpressThe Black Market Express: On the night of March 2, 1944, a trainload of 521 people enroute to Naples, Italy, died in one of the eeriest train disasters of all time. Brought to a halt by icy rails in a narrow 2 mile long tunnel, it is assumed that carbon monoxide gas produced by the labouring engine overcame the passengers as they sat in their seats. Only the brakeman and 5 passengers could be revived once the train was discovered.
Our New Youtube Channel Out NOW!Good Day HQ, a new channel presented by Partners in Motion is now available. The channel focuses on positive stories about people and their journeys through life. Each new episode features a personal story of those who have made a difference in their world and for those around them. This is the companies second channel which launched Bad Day HQ in June of 2016. So whether it’s a bad day or a good day there is always a weekly upload of interesting stories. Head directly to our
