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Post #201…No Common Sense…Example #186
The Who Concert Disaster (1979) The Who Concert Disaster occurred on December 3,1979, outside the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, where 11 people were killed in a crowd crush before a concert by The Who. Common Sense failures were central to the tragedy....
Post #200…No common Sense…Example #185
The Enron Scandal (2001) * The Enron scandal was one of the most infamous corporate collapses in U.S. history. Enron, once a highly respected energy trading firm, filed for bankruptcy in December 2001 after it was revealed that the company had been hiding massive...
Post #199…No Common Sense…Example #184
The Hillsborough Disaster * The Hillsborough disaster occurred on April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield during an FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C. * A large number of Liverpool supporters were directed into already...
Post #198…No Common Sense…Example #183
A Short-Cut To Profits The following text was taken from the Kiplinger Letter, Vol. 103, No. 10. * "The Food and Drug Admin. is planning to revamp its drug approval process. The agency will now generally require only one clinical trial instead of two before OK'ing new...
Post #197…No Common Sense…Example #182
Hitler's Boo-Boo * The invasion of the Soviet Union by Adolf Hitler in 1941, known as Operation Barbarossa, is often cited as a major strategic failure caused in part by a lack of practical judgement and common sense. Hitler underestimated the size, resilience, and...
Post #196…No Common Sense…Example #181
The Kent State Shootings (1970) * The Kent State shootings occurred on May 4, 1970 at the Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The incident took place during student protests against the expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia, which had been announced by Richard...
Post #195…No Common Sense…Example #180
Assisted Living Blues * There's no single federal database that tracks all assisted living facilities; states license them individually, so counts vary depending on the data source and how "assisted living" is defined. For example, National Center for Assisted Living,...
Post #194…No Common Sense…Example #179
The John Hancock Tower Glass Failures (1970s) * The John Hancock Tower Glass Failures occurred shortly after the completion of the 60-story John Hancock Tower (now 200 Clarendon Street) in Boston in 1976. The skyscraper featured a sleek, modern design with large, blue...
Post #193…No Common Sense…Example #178
Citicorp Center Bolted Joints Failure (1977) * In1977, structural engineer William LeMessurier discovered a critical design flaw in New York City's Citicorp center (now Citigroup Center). During construction , bolted joints were used instead of the originally...