The Buckner Building in Whittier Alaska withstood what natural disaster that claimed 139 lives?
1964 Alaska earthquake The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AST on Good Friday, March 27. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 139 deaths.
Griffith Park Fire The 1933 Griffith Park Fire was a fire that occurred in 1933 at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. Due to the deaths of 29 civilians who were trying to fight the fire, it remains one of the deadliest disasters for firefighters in the United States.