Video: 'The History of Amtrak - National Rail Passenger Corp. | Multicolor Films'

(Saturday, May 1, 1971, 12:01 a.m. EDT) — The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, a passenger railroad service that provides medium and long-distance intercity service in the contiguous United States and to nine Canadian cities, began operations early today as a quasi-public corporation.
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Video: ''Bangladesh Cyclone' DEC Appeal , Trevor McDonald, 1991, ITV'

(Tuesday, April 30, 1991, 1:00 a.m. Bangladesh Standard Time; during the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone) — 138,866 people were killed when a cyclone made landfall early this morning about 35 miles south of Chittagong in southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 250 km/h (155 mph). Continue reading 138,866 people killed when cyclone makes landfall in southeastern Bangladesh 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 30 1991) →

Video: '2011 Super Outbreak - Natural Disasters'

(Wednesday, April 27, 2011; during the 2011 Super Outbreak) — Today was the most active day of a four-day period (Apr. 25-28, 2011) known as 2011 Super Outbreak in which a record outbreak of 360 tornadoes carved a devastating path through parts of 21 states from Texas to New York and on into Canada, hitting Southern states hardest. Continue reading U.S. reports most tornado-related fatalities in a single day since 1925 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 2011) →