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.
Big Jake is world's tallest living horse. Nine-year-old Belgian gelding Jake towers over Melissa Schrock, a co-owner of Smokey Hollow Farm, and miniature stallion Nemo in January. Jake was being measured that day to see if he is the tallest horse in the world. Friday will be a big day for Big Jake. That's when he'll be officially presented, to thousands of horse lovers, as the Guinness World Record-holder for world's tallest living horse. http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/article_7b28cd97-a8fe-500b-9633-ffe50c89ea22.html target=_blank>CLICK HERE for a previous story and video of Big Jake.