Cursed
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1980 MGM Grand fire (site now Bally's)
On November 21, 1980, a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino killed 85 people and injured hundreds; it remains one of the deadliest hotel fires in U.S. history and was widely re…
2017 mass shooting at Mandalay Bay
On October 1, 2017, a gunman fired from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino into the Route 91 Harvest country music festival across the street, killing 60 people…
23 Wall Street - site of the 1920 Wall Street bombing
On September 16, 1920, a bomb exploded in front of the J.P. Morgan building at 23 Wall Street, killing 38 people and injuring hundreds in one of the deadliest acts of domestic ter…
666 Fifth Avenue and popular superstition
The office tower at 666 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan has long attracted attention because of its street number '666,' traditionally associated with superstition, and because…
Billy Penn 'gentlemen's agreement' and sports curse
An informal "gentlemen's agreement" in Philadelphia once discouraged building heights taller than the William Penn statue atop City Hall, a practice that ended in the 1980s when n…
Binfield Place
Binfield Place is a historic Grade II* listed country house located on the western edge of Binfield, Berkshire. This remarkable building, possibly the oldest in the parish, featur…
Bobby Layne 'Curse' associated with the Detroit Lions
After the Detroit Lions traded quarterback Bobby Layne in 1958, Layne was widely reported to have said the Lions would not win for 50 years. Sportswriters and fans have cited this…
Comcast Center and the William Penn figurine topping-out
The Comcast Center topped out in 2007 and opened in 2008 as one of Philadelphia's tallest office towers on John F. Kennedy Boulevard. During topping-out ceremonies, ironworkers pl…
Comcast Center - ironworkers' William Penn statue and the 'Billy Penn' folklore
When the Comcast Center topped out in 2007, ironworkers placed a small statue of William Penn on the building’s final structural beam in keeping with a longstanding local traditio…
Comcast Center topping-out William Penn figurine and its place in local sports lore
During the 2007 topping-out of the Comcast Center, builders placed a small statuette of William Penn atop the building's final beam in response to the "Curse of Billy Penn" narrat…
Comcast Center (William Penn figurine and skyline memes)
When the Comcast Center topped out in 2007, a small William Penn figurine was placed on the building as a nod to the city's historic skyline and the popular 'Curse of Billy Penn'…
Comcast Center William Penn statuette
When the Comcast Center was topped out during construction in 2007, ironworkers placed a small statuette of William Penn on the building's highest beam as a nod to the city's trad…