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[narrator] Niagara Falls, on the U.S.-Canada border. January 23rd, 1938
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Engineering Catastrophes

Niagara Falls, on the U.S.-Canada border. January 23rd, 1938. Ice from a harsh winter was...

[narrator] Niagara Falls, on the U.S.-Canada border. January 23rd, 1938. Ice from a harsh winter was breaking away from the falls and piling up in the gorge below. Sherman Zavitz is a local historian. A massive ice bridge
developed here,
below the gorge

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[narrator] Niagara Falls, on the U.S.-Canada border. January 23rd, 1938.
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Ice from a harsh winter was breaking away from the falls
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and piling up in the gorge below.
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Sherman Zavitz is a local historian.
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A massive ice bridge developed here, below the gorge.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:25
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
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