1966 A coal slag slid and engulfed the Welsh village of Aberfan, killing 116 children and 28 adults. Locals had warned coal board officials and others that the coal slag was unsafe, and that there had been signs of a slide before, but these complaints and warnings had been ignored

This tragedy was depicted in one of The Crown's episodes. How horrible and the Royals, save one, Price Phillip was the only one to visit right away. The Queen came several days later. I'm sure she received a lot of criticism over that.

1988 A federal grand jury in New York indicted former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos and his wife, Imelda, on charges of fraud and racketeering. Marcos died before he could be brought to trial, his widow Imelda was acquitted in 1990

I remember this being such a big news item. The thing I remember most was that Imelda had over 3,000 pairs of shoes in her closet and there were real gold fixtures in the bathrooms. I'm a shoe person, but that many? Geeze.