Events in the United States

7,663 notable events in the United States — murders, fires and air crashes. Page 2 of 77.

• Lizzie Borden
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Enumclaw horse sex case
  Jul 2005 · Crime & justice
• Dan Caine
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Turpin case
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• United Airlines Flight 93
  Sep 11, 2001 · Terrorism
• 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
  Apr 25, 2026 · Shooting
• Joplin tornado
  May 22, 2011 · Natural disaster
• Ylenia Carrisi
  Jan 6, 1994 · Disappearance
• Andrew Cunanan
  Apr 27, 1997–Jul 15, 1997 · Murder & homicide
• The Day the Music Died
  Feb 3, 1959 · Aviation accident
• Boston Marathon bombing
  Apr 15, 2013 · Terrorism
• One World Trade Center
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Killing of Brian Thompson
  Dec 4, 2024 · Shooting
• Murder trial of O. J. Simpson
  Nov 9, 1994–Oct 3, 1995 · Murder & homicide
• Suge Knight
  date unknown · Shooting
• Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
  Jun 5, 2002–Mar 12, 2003 · Kidnapping & hostage
• Parkland high school shooting
  Feb 14, 2018 · Shooting
• Apollo 1
  Jan 27, 1967 · Aviation accident
• Christopher Scarver
  Jun 1, 1990 · Murder & homicide
• Boston Tea Party
  Dec 16, 1773 · Riot & unrest
• Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Death of Marilyn Monroe
  Aug 5, 1962 · Suicide & execution
• Murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield
  Feb 2, 2013 · Murder & homicide
• Donner Party
  Jul 1, 1846–Apr 29, 1847 · Murder & homicide
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
  Apr 15, 1865 · Murder & homicide
• David Parker Ray
  Jan 1, 1957–Jan 1, 1999 · Murder & homicide
• Death of Caylee Anthony
  Dec 11, 2008 · Murder & homicide
• Stonewall riots
  Jun 28, 1969–Jul 3, 1969 · Riot & unrest
• Dimebag Darrell
  date unknown · Shooting
• Killing of Chandra Levy
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Samuel Little
  Jan 1, 1970–Jan 1, 2005 · Murder & homicide
• William S. Burroughs
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Iran–Contra affair
  Aug 20, 1985–Mar 4, 1987 · Scandal & controversy
• 1999 Martha's Vineyard plane crash
  Jul 16, 1999 · Aviation accident
• Ruby Ridge standoff
  Aug 21, 1992–Aug 31, 1992 · Shooting
• Stanford prison experiment
  Aug 14, 1971–Aug 20, 1971 · Science & concept
• Trail of Tears
  Jan 1, 1830–Jan 1, 1850 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Deepwater Horizon
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Chris McCandless
  date unknown · Natural disaster
• NXIVM
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Johnny Lewis
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
  Jan 6, 2007 · Murder & homicide
• Ariel Castro kidnappings
  Aug 22, 2002 · Kidnapping & hostage
• Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• Killing of Austin Metcalf
  Apr 2, 2025 · Murder & homicide
• FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
  date unknown
• Terry Kath
  date unknown · Death & funeral
• American Airlines Flight 191
  May 25, 1979 · Aviation accident
• Murder of Gabriel Fernandez
  May 24, 2013 · Murder & homicide
• Delta Air Lines Flight 1141
  Aug 31, 1988 · Aviation accident
• Killing of Alex Pretti
  Jan 24, 2026 · Shooting
• Elliott Smith
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders
  Dec 6, 1991 · Murder & homicide
• Milgram experiment
  Jan 1, 1963 · Science & concept
• Killing of Renée Good
  Jan 7, 2026 · Shooting
• Palisades Fire
  from Jan 7, 2025 · Fire
• Wow! signal
  Aug 15, 1977 · Science & concept
• John and Lorena Bobbitt
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• USS Arizona
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• American Airlines Flight 11
  Sep 11, 2001 · Terrorism
• 1992 Los Angeles riots
  Apr 29, 1992–May 4, 1992 · Riot & unrest
• Roe v. Wade
  Dec 13, 1971 · Crime & justice
• 1985 MOVE bombing
  May 13, 1985 · War & armed conflict
• Wild Bill Hickok
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• LZ 129 Hindenburg
  May 6, 1937 · Aviation accident
• Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  until Jun 19, 1953 · War & armed conflict
• Dean Corll
  Jan 1, 1970–Jan 1, 1973 · Attack (other)
• Tulsa race massacre
  May 31, 1921–Jun 1, 1921 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• United Airlines Flight 232
  Jul 19, 1989 · Aviation accident
• Dust Bowl
  1930–1936 · Natural disaster
• Pulse nightclub shooting
  Jun 12, 2016 · Terrorism
• Suicide of Kurt Cobain
  Apr 5, 1994 · Suicide & execution
• Woodstock '99
  Jul 22, 1999–Jul 25, 1999 · Attack (other)
• Killing of Gabby Petito
  Aug 2021 · Murder & homicide
• Twilight Zone accident
  Jul 23, 1982 · Aviation accident
• Alaska Airlines Flight 261
  Jan 31, 2000 · Aviation accident
• 2022 University of Idaho murders
  Nov 13, 2022 · Attack (other)
• Thomas Crooks
  Jul 13, 2024 · Attack (other)
• Kidnapping of Colleen Stan
  from May 19, 1977 · Kidnapping & hostage
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
  Oct 26, 1881 · Shooting
• TWA Flight 800
  Jul 17, 1996 · Aviation accident
• Deepwater Horizon oil spill
  from Apr 20, 2010 · War & armed conflict
• McCarthyism
  1950–1954 · War & armed conflict
• CSX 8888 incident
  May 15, 2001 · Rail accident
• Nipsey Hussle
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• Battle of Kings Mountain
  Oct 7, 1780 · War & armed conflict
• Atomwaffen Division
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Great Molasses Flood
  Jan 15, 1919 · Natural disaster
• Battle of Blair Mountain
  Aug 25, 1921–Sep 2, 1921 · War & armed conflict
• Killing of Rob and Michele Reiner
  Dec 14, 2025 · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Shanda Sharer
  Jan 11, 1992 · Murder & homicide
• San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
  Jul 18, 1984 · Shooting
• SS Edmund Fitzgerald
  until Nov 10, 1975 · Maritime disaster
• Richard Speck
  Jan 1, 1966 · Murder & homicide
• Joe Exotic
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Citizens United v. FEC
  Jan 1, 2010 · Crime & justice
• E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Darlie Routier
  Jun 6, 1996 · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Laci Peterson
  Dec 2002 · Murder & homicide
• Tuskegee Syphilis Study
  1932 · Crime & justice