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May 11, 1976. A tanker carrying 7,500 gallons of liquid ammonia crashed onto a Houston freeway, killing six and injuring more than 170. Fifty years later, we remember. Video courtesy @abc13houston #HoustonFire #HoustonHistory #HazMat pic.twitter.com/b2JL4de0wj

— Houston Fire Dept (@HoustonFire) May 11, 2026

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On this day in 1953, Waco was ravaged by a tornado that tore through the heart of the city. The storm killed 114 people and seriously injured another 145; 196 business buildings were completely destroyed, and 396 were damaged so badly that they had to be torn down.
Source:… pic.twitter.com/4GtUN1TaiL

— Trevor P. Wardlaw (@1thread6flags) May 11, 2026

On May 11, 1969, U.S. paratroopers from the 101st Airborne kicked off a brutal 10-day battle for Hill 937 in Vietnam’s A Shau Valley. The North Vietnamese called it Dong Ap Bia: the Mountain of the Crouching Beast.

Journalists dubbed it ‘Hamburger Hill’ because the fighting was… pic.twitter.com/akILdPNmul

— History Dame (@history_dame) May 11, 2026

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On May 11, 1969, U.S. paratroopers from the 101st Airborne kicked off a brutal 10-day battle for Hill 937 in Vietnam's A Shau Valley. The North Vietnamese called it Dong Ap Bia: the Mountain of the Crouching Beast.

Journalists dubbed it 'Hamburger Hill' because the fighting was so savage it felt like soldiers were being ground up as SGT. James Spears said, "Have you ever been inside a hamburger machine? We just got cut to pieces by extremely accurate machine-gun fire."

After 11 assaults, heavy air strikes, artillery, and monsoon rains, U.S. forces finally took the summit on May 20, only to abandon it days later.

Of the ~1,800 American troops, 72 were killed, 372 wounded.

The battle became a flashpoint for criticism of the war, even Sen. Ted Kennedy called the tactics 'senseless and irresponsible.'

What do you think: was Hamburger Hill a necessary stand or a tragic waste?

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