Today in History – May 22

1915 – The Quintinshill rail disaster in Scotland near Gretna Green at Quintinshill, involved five trains, killed a probable 230 and injured 246 and remains the worst rail crash in the United Kingdom in terms of loss of life.

Quintinshill rail disaster (Google Maps)
Quintinshill rail disaster

2008 – Battle in Seattle, a 2007 film based on the protest activity at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, premiers at the Seattle International Film Festival.

Battle in Seattle (StreetView)
Battle in Seattle

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