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Storm Tracker Jim Cantore reveals the stories behind how weather has affected some amazing historical events. Events like the space shuttle Challenger disaster, dust storms that interfered with military operations and the origin of Coast Guard Rescue are examined.
S1, EP3 "Air Florida Potomac Crash"
The weather-related crash of Air Florida Flight 90 on Jan. 13, 1982, leads to changes in air-travel safety.
S1, EP7 "Delta 191 Crash"
A violent weather phenomenon causes the crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 191 on Aug. 2, 1985.
S1, EP4 "Operation Eagle Claw"
A 1980 military operation to rescue American hostages in Iran ends with disastrous results.
S2, EP2 "Great Chicago Fire"
Unseasonably dry weather and strong winds turn a small fire into a conflagration that destroys a large portion of Chicago in 1871.
S1, EP9 "Coast Guard Rescue"
The 1983 SS Marine Electric sea tragedy leads to the creation of the Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer Program.
S1, EP6 "Dunkirk Evacuation"
British vessels and small civilian watercraft work together to rescue hundreds of thousands of Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, beginning on May 26, 1940.
