It resulted in the conviction of one of the highest-placed government officials in American history.

Cyclone Mahina, in March 1899, resulted in the greatest death toll of any natural disaster in Australian history.

That resulted in the busiest June in history for many American carriers, and analysts predict July will be even busier.

On 3 June 1979, the well suffered a blowout resulting in one of largest oil spills in history.

The formation of the Labor-Green alliance resulted in one of the biggest scandals in Tasmanian political history.

This resulted in the shortest-lived government in Canadian history, falling in less than a day.

Peronists' blank votes resulted in one of the highest such incidences (25%) in Argentine electoral history.

Their case resulted in one of the largest police investigations in Australian criminal history and remains one of Australia's most infamous cold cases.

The well had suffered a blowout resulting in one of largest oil spills in history.

It resulted in the fall of Singapore to the Japanese, and the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.