Jul 29 1967. The 1967 USS Forrestal fire was a devastating fire and series of chain-reaction explosions on 29 July 1967 that killed 134 sailors and injured 161 on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV-59), after an unusual electrical anomaly discharged a Zuni rocket on the flight deck.
Tallest Living Horse. According to the Guinness World Records 2013 edition, Big Jake is the tallest living horse. This Belgian gelding weighs 2,600 pounds and stands just shy of 6 feet 11 inches tall; thatâs 20 hands, two and three-quarter inches in horse terms.
The tallest shire horse in the world before Duke's growth spurt was Radar, a Canadian shire horse living in Texas, which was just over an inch taller than Duke a year ago. But now, with the help of a diet of buckets of herbal tea and Granny Smith apples, Duke has shot up and is now one of three horses fighting for the accolade of the tallest horse in the world. Sara Ross, the owner of the two-ton giant, who recently recovered from a serious illness, said she was amazed at Duke's continued growth.