History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames

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History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames — Season 1, Episode 8: Engineering Disasters

Documentary42 min1 season, 10 episodes5.0/10

Episode synopsis

Cost-cutting moves to save on some of the Titanic's three million rivets; shortcuts taken while building a gladiator stadium in ancient Rome; how a little carelessness triggers deadly engineering failures in history.

About History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames

The stories of astonishing places, people and events throughout history that have killed in the most spectacular ways. Each episode reveals the strange truths behind the world's most prolific and powerful killers: from criminals, tyrants and natural disasters to the deadliest weapons, battles - or even islands.

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