The Knickerbocker Theater Collapse | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

"On the 28th of January, 1922, Washington DC found itself in the midst of a two-day snowstorm that was sweeping over the northeast United States..." Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! LINKS: 🔗 ► My other channel:    / @fascinatinghistoric   ► Support this channel:   / fascinatinghorror   |    / @fascinatinghorror   ► Follow me:   / truehorrortales   |   / fascinatinghorror   |   / horrorfascinating   ► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk CHAPTERS: 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:40 - Background ► 01:54 - The Knickerbocker Theater Collapse ► 07:39 - The Aftermath MUSIC: 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory ► "Anomalous Hedges" by The Mini Vandals SOURCES: 📑 ► "The Knickerbocker Snowstorm: Inside insights on D.C.’s deadliest disaster" by Jason Samenow, published by The Washington Post, January 2013. Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/.... ► "When a Winter Storm Triggered One of the Deadliest Disasters in D.C. History" by Kellie B Gormly, published by Smithsonian Magazine, January 2022. Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor.... ► "D.C.'s biggest disaster struck 100 years ago at the Knickerbocker Theater" by Jacob Fenston, published by NPR, January 2022. Link: https://www.npr.org/local/305/2022/01.... ► "Snow Caves in Washington Theater" published by The Sunday Tulsa Daily World, January 1922, archived by The Library of Congress. Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lc.... ► "Criminal Prosecution For Crash Possible" published by The Washington Herald, January 1922, archived by The Library of Congress. Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lc.... ​​​​​​​#Documentary​​​​ #History​​​​​​​​​ #TrueStories​