10 The Covina MassacreThe Christmas Eve Massacre/Covina MassacreOn Christmas Eve 2008, at a Christmas party in Covina, California, nine people were murdered by a man in a Santa costume. 5 The Tangiwai disasterTangiwai Train Tragedy #DocumentaryA passenger train carrying 285 people was speeding across a bridge in New Zealand on Christmas Eve, 1953. On Halloween night in 1981, New York City couple Ronald Sisman And Elizabeth Platzman were murdered in their home. 1 The Cocoanut Grove FireThe Cocoanut Grove Disaster | Fascinating HorrorThe Cocoanut Grove Fire is the single deadliest nightclub fire in history, killing 492 people. The Cocoanut Grove, which was unusually busy the night of the fire, was a popular club in Boston, Massachusetts.

Source: The Nation June 12, 2021 07:52 UTC