The first, ominous sounds came from deep within the massive stack of logs in the darkest hours of the Texas night. Witnesses described hearing the stack of thousands of logs moan and creak before the ...

Twenty-five years ago — on Nov. 18, 1999 — the 40-foot tower of logs being built at Texas A&M University in College Station collapsed, killing 12 people and injuring at least 27 others. The victims ...

Nov. 18 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1883, the United States adopted Standard Time and set up four zones -- Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific. In 1928, Mickey Mouse appeared for the first ...

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Efforts to rekindle the bonfire tradition The annual Aggie bonfire was discontinued as an official school event after the deadly collapse. The school considered reviving the tradition this year to ...