20 Major Events You Missed Due to Bigger Headlines

These watershed moments didn't get the recognition they deserved. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most significant events in history that should have been headline news but got overlooked due to other events that occurred around the same period. Our countdown of huge events completely overshadowed by other events includes The Great Halifax Explosion, Frank Sinatra’s Death, The Texas City Disaster, The Rwandan Genocide, the 1994 NBA Finals, and more! What other events in history were completely overshadowed by something bigger? Let us know in the comments below.
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What other events in history were completely overshadowed by something bigger? Let us know in the comments below. For more content like this, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooixgGN9o9emlbc Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

The first flight of the Antonov An-225 Myria, overshadowed by the bombing of Pan American World Airways - Pan Am Flight 103 (21st of December 1988).

[@kitkat9648]

President Clinton's formal televised apology to those placed in harms way during nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific Proving Grounds and on American soil 1940s-60s Including infants and prisoners directly injected with plutonium and other nuclear weapons associated chemicals. Not only that ,he released the participating military men from their top secret Q clearance and threat of military prison and fines for treason if they spoke about their experiences. A televised event many waited over 50 years for was overshadowed by the OJ verdict. Some families are still just finding out their fathers were present at actual nuclear weapons detonations. The generational genetic damage has been very real.

[@gingergoddess8953]

The death of Osama Bin Laden was overshadowed by the damn Royal Wedding of William and Kate

[@JordaneseTyphoon-jk6fr]

While I don’t know for sure, I feel like the Rwandan Genocide was also overshadowed, at least slightly, by the death of Richard Nixon on April 22

[@JordaneseTyphoon-jk6fr]

Another one that could probably be mentioned is C.S Lewis' death occuring on the same day as the JFK assassination (November 22, 1963)

[@daviddavies3637]

Kurt Cobain > Rwandan Genocide only in the US. In the UK, Cobain's death was merely a footnote compared to Rwanda.

[@I.pray.to.George.Carlin]

Kurt Cobain and his music had a big impact to me personally being a teenager of the 90's and Kurt being so talented with a sus death, im glad the US made a huge deal about him....BUT I totally understand what you are saying

[@xtscarfacem8255]

I guess so.... it's one of the deaths and news I clearly remember play on the media

[@carolinamercedes5097]

exactly !!! Kurt Cobain was big news in the US, not in other countries

[@CraftAero]

@@carolinamercedes5097 You have to understand that, to Americans, the US IS the world.

[@Miss_Kisa94]

​@@CraftAero what mojo is Canadian though

[@Blackout5871]

To be fair, an earthquake is fairly more significant an event than a baseball game.

[@nicolaiwilson9501]

Well, That is what the video say. Events overshadowed by more signifigant events.

[@tombradyshow1222]

@@nicolaiwilson9501 baseball isnt signifigant

[@late0404]

Baseball is far more significant than a dumb earthquake!

[@DanDanissogood]

@@late0404Wtf

[@dutchvanderlinde8034]

Aye maybe in America but defo not in Britain lol ​@@late0404

[@DRCEQ]

Everyone: "R.I.P Michael Jackson" Watch Mojo: "R.I.P Farah Faucet" Me: "R.I.P Billy Mays"

[@peachygal4153]

I remember that. What amazed me is they still show his ads late nights.

[@christyshultz6443]

And Ed McMahon died the very same day that Michael and Farah died and was probably in the Same Damn Hospital morgue rest in peace Ed.

[@SMcCaskill]

Billy Mays didn't die the same day as Farrah Fawcett.

[@crollwtide9452]

@@christyshultz6443 No, Ed McMahon died two days before

[@dhenderson1810]

Did Billy Mays die the same day as Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson?

[@rara1800]

I can’t believe the Seinfeld finale overshadowed Frank Sinatra death what the heck???

[@Viglin123]

I remember where l was the day Frank died..At a bar ironically enough While ld all but forgotten Sienfeld finale

[@xtscarfacem8255]

Yeah that was a surprise for me too.

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

@@Viglin123I was in Vegas, but was only 14 so I didn’t get to see any of the celebrations of the Chairman of the Board on the strip. I was in the hotel room watching Seinfeld.

[@dbelex]

Not that there's anything wrong with that..........

[@HarryWessex]

Especially since Seinfeld is sh*t how Americans think that's their best comedy is crazy

[@jamesesterline]

The original pilot of Doctor Who aired the same day JFK was assassinated and it was given another airing as it's low ratings was caused by the event.

[@justinhugues]

Two famous authors, Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis, also died on the same day that JFK was assassinated. Crazy day...

[@jacobbigaj6168]

​@@justinhugues And the Detroit Lions were sold to the Ford family that day too.

[@RandomRoss]

It aired the day after but still the rating were low due to the event which is why they reaired it the following week.

[@bhvillaman4401]

Too bad it wasn't cancelled altogether

[@MoffieGirl]

@@bhvillaman4401damn what did my favorite show ever do to you?

[@jsutton0010]

The victims of the summer camp massacre in Norway in 2011, became overshadowed by the death of Amy Winehouse. it was so wrong that one young singer's death should be considered more important news, than the deaths of all those young people.

[@sourcitrus5379]

To be fair celebrities always will overshadow. They're usually known globally. The victims you mentioned, were not. :/

[@judithstrachan9399]

True. Sadly.

[@helgageraldine513]

Honestly, when I heard Amy Winehouse died, I wasn't even surprised as her struggles with addiction was widely covered by the media back then.

[@TheAeroAvatar]

@@sourcitrus5379 That's beyond screwed up. And a shameful mindset that needs to be called out. Celebrity worship is so pathetic.

[@rundsatt]

Agree

[@kevandre]

I remember the week of Michael Jackson death well, that whole short period of time was crazy for celebrity deaths as was 2009 in general. Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, Farrah Fawcett, and Billy Mays were all in very quick succession. And then there were a lot more throughout the year too

[@angelasanders-parker9525]

Ed McMahon passed the same day too

[@GeorgettaHolder-jg2eq]

And MJ got more press and attention than the others put together...sooo sad and wrong.

[@Mouseproject6-3]

@@GeorgettaHolder-jg2eqGood, MJ did more and is remembered more than the other guys 😂

[@ggsilik]

I was at work when someone said Michael Jackson died. Some people had the internet on their phones, but they couldn't look anything up. I called my sister to see if it was true, she couldn't look it up either. His death literally broke the internet.

[@tobiojo6469]

It was so insane and messed up

[@dhenderson1810]

Two authors, Aldous Huxley and CS Lewis's deaths were overshadowed when JFK was assassinated later that afternoon.

[@arbieWA]

That's the one I came in to say.

[@sarychm6061]

Huxley commited su1c1de because he knew it would be overshadowed. Maybe because he thought it was the least unselfish way to go, idk… RIP

[@joemcdonald7798]

I was waiting for that mention. The first time I heard of that was in the opening line of a Sheryl Crow song called Run Baby Run

[@80schick1967]

You beat me to this.

[@nicholasharvey1232]

Regarding 9/11: the attack on the Pentagon was itself overshadowed by the attack on the WTC. I keep forgetting that the Pentagon was also damaged in 9/11 because all the focus was on the WTC!

[@julianaylor4351]

Often the plane that was crashed into a field by the passengers, trying to stop the hi-jackers. is often forgotten too.

[@musicalneptunian]

@@julianaylor4351 The anthrax attacks afterward as well. They are often forgotten.

[@judithstrachan9399]

There was a movie about the crashed plane, so not completely overshadowed. I don’t think it mentioned that there were several Aussies on that plane, who were probably among the ringleaders of the fightback.

[@ShesReady2Rockhound]

That was by design…

[@KegOfMeat]

It’s because the towers were in New York, the second tower was hit live and they collapsed live. Buildings have rarely ever collapsed like they did as well which has to play a part in it.

[@BeSponged]

The tragic death of musician Christina Grimmie, overshadowed by the terrorist attack at Pulse Nightclub a few days later. Both events occurred at Orlando might I add.

[@kwanfan24]

8 years ago this month

[@Liqueywthaflickeys]

Her death was so tragic not that the night club shooting wasn’t but she had so much to live for

[@TheoryAug]

I never even knew who the eff she was. There was NO overshadowing. Pulse was a big story

[@dakotakulha8376]

@@Liqueywthaflickeys Here's the thing, no knew who she was

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

I too didn’t know who she was. When I heard her music I realized how much the world lost. An incredible artist.

[@VJAllison1974]

I am from Nova Scotia, and the Halifax Explosion is always talked about in our history... I did not know it was overshadowed in the news by the US declaring war on Austria-Hungary. Trivia: The people of Boston came to the city's aid after the explosion, and because of that, the province sends them a tree for their holiday celebration every year. The tradition continues to present day.

[@munkustrap2]

I live outside of Boston, both my grandparents came to the US (grandpa from Scotland & grandma from England) via Nova Scotia & I didn't know this. Nice tidbit to know.

[@michaelcarvery8611]

Halifax explosion was talked about in are history and was big of day

[@judalea17]

remember that this coverage is very US-centric; notice a lot of international events are overshadowed by US events

[@VJAllison1974]

@@judalea17 True enough. :)

[@VJAllison1974]

@@munkustrap2 Ironically my great grandmother was born in Boston, and my husband had some relatives in that area. :)

[@strawberryliscious]

True story… Man Walks on the Moon overshadowed by me on the floor in front of the television set rolling over for the very first time 😊

[@cwcamper9091]

Love it!!

[@brianarbenz7206]

One giant rollover for womankind!

[@WatchMojo]

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

@@WatchMojohello watch mojo

[@TheoRae8289]

That's so freaking cute

[@blugreen123]

The worst school massacre of all time, The Bath School Disaster, was overshadowed by Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight in May of 1927. The murder of singer Christina Grimmie was overshadowed by the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

[@juggler64]

Thank you for mentioning the former. News of the Bath schoolhouse explosion, and subsequent monetary aid, was just starting to come in from around the country when it suddenly stopped because the nation's mood changed from sadness and caring to jubilation and pride as a result of Lindbergh's flight. My grandmother was a Lansing schoolteacher and may have known some of the people in nearby Bath.

[@Nonstop664]

You forgot November 24, 1991. Eric Carr's death was virtually ignored due to Freddie Mercury passing on the same day. RIP to both great musicians.

[@susanbarker2525]

Who was Eric Carr?

[@Nonstop664]

@@susanbarker2525 the drummer from Kiss. He passed from heart cancer at the age of 41.

[@saucecastillo460]

​@@Nonstop664I don't think a lot of people outside of kiss fans, knew who he was. Like how much coverage would he have gotten if Freddie would've died a few weeks before or after?

[@Nonstop664]

@@saucecastillo460 I realize that Freddie was much more well known but to completely ignore Eric's passing? The only way I knew was a short blurb on MTv News. And I was a huge KISS fan at the time.

[@saucecastillo460]

@@Nonstop664 my point is, how much coverage would his death have gotten, if Freddie died weeks after him? I'm guessing not a lot, since several people in the comments who've referenced him & Freddie, have all had to state who Eric was, while none of you have had to explain who Freddie was. Everybody don't get big sendoffs.

[@Sweetmelissaaah]

I've always felt bad for Farrah Fawcett.... I remember the day Michael Jackson died. I remember exactly what I was doing and then later on that night on ET , they reported on Farrah Fawcett and I was so confused on why it wasn't a joint story when I was a kid.

[@gothamsangel]

I remember that day because my parents were a big fan of Farrah's work and even though the news was showing mostly Michael's death, that's all my parents were talking about.

[@fromthehaven94]

One local station known for playing modern rock and local music, they played Michael Jackson songs for 24 hours upon his death.

[@Friendship1nmillion]

​@@fromthehaven94🤦♑✍️🇸🇯🇦🇺

[@Friendship1nmillion]

I'm watching from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 . I remember about that and I'm surprised that no comedians ever joked that those two are 1 & the same person ~ as they died on the same day . 😂 ♑✍️🇸🇯

[@dhenderson1810]

In one way, Farrah's family got something that most grieving families of dead celebrities didn't get, some time to grieve in private without the glare of the cameras. Farrah wasn't forgotten by her family or fans. That's all that matters.

[@danestacio2819]

C. S. Lewis, often considered one of the greatest theologians of the 20th century and author of many books including the famous 'Chronicles of Narnia', asked that people NOT make a big deal out of his passing. Despite this, a huge celebration of life was planned. He Died November 22, 1963 on the same day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He got his wish, as his death was completely overlooked by media in the face of JFK's death.

[@Aimz360]

Doris Day died the same day my granddad did. Funnily enough, walking out the cremetorium Que Sera Sera was playing.

[@METerrell]

George Michael dying on December 25th, 2016. In a year that had already seen the loss of David Bowie & Prince, he should have gotten more attention. But everyone was already focused on Carrie Fisher being in a coma in a California hospital and dying two days after he did with Debbie Reynolds passing away the next day after her daughter.

[@METerrell]

I do remember the news about Farah Fawcett. Someone told me about her passing after telling me about Michael Jackson. I hadn't been listening to the news as I was out on errands & when I got on a bus to go home is when I was told. Which is also how I first hear about what had been happening in NYC on 9/11. I'd been running late to work that day & didn't turn on the TV or radio, or looked at my computer, but when I got on the bus to work, people were talking about it.

[@MaryMamaAshlee]

Alan Rickman also died in 2016

[@METerrell]

@@MaryMamaAshlee Yes, I know. I only mentioned David Bowie & Prince because they were both big in the music industry & so was George Michael.

[@BrianaCunningham]

To be fair, Diana did actual good. Mother Tereasa let people starve to death and refused people medicine. But when SHE needed medicine she took it. Diana deserved the spot light. Teresa did not.

[@MarquisDeSacks]

Spot on! Mother Tereasa was more interested in converting people than she was in actually helping them in any material way.

[@VJAllison1974]

All of this. So true!

[@ladynikkie]

When I was a child they practically hit the truth about her I didn't find out about all the shady stuff until I got older.

[@elarianasky]

Same exact thing can be said of Gandhi, his wife was ill and he refused to give her any medication or let her see doctors that would help her but when it came to him getting ill, he took all the medicine and got seen by all the doctors. both are garbage people who should be remembered for these things, not the supposed "good" that they did.

[@MarquisDeSacks]

@@elarianasky Very true. I was actually thinking about him too! He wanted to abolish every hospital in India!

[@Jenny010132]

For those interested, Frontline has a bone-chilling documentary about the Rwandan genocide that everyone should watch.

[@Maxine1630]

I like Frontline! I'll look that up....Thanks!

[@Jenny010132]

@@Maxine1630 I’ll warn you, it’s VERY graphic.

[@Levelupdivas]

I highly recommend everyone to watch this documentary.

[@cdonorab]

Shocked at the Donald Rumsfeld press conference one. Wtf happened to that 2.3 TRILLION dollars?

[@saucecastillo460]

While I think the govt is shady AF, that presser happened on 9/10, and the next day is burned into the psyche of anybody old enough to remember it. Plus, they couldn't account for 2.3 trillion in transactions, not money. Meaning they knew the money got spent, they just couldn't tell you specifically where. Once again shady AF, but that's an important distinction

[@eifelitorn]

probably pocketed

[@MatI-cc6ld]

And then the next day 9/11 happens... Not tryna stretch but its weirdly weird

[@kenrickeason]

​​​​​@@MatI-cc6ldThey were warned about 9/11 and did nothing to stop it.. Probably was the perfect opportunity to pocket that money and take away attention away from them.. 2.3 trillion dollars, and they don't know where it went? I call b.s.. Edited: What if those attacks were meant to happen sooner but the attacks were running behind schedule..

[@kenrickeason]

​@@eifelitornI think they probably put that money in some secret offshore bank accounts..

[@stevegallo8483]

The opening of Boston's Fenway Park (still the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox) in April 1912 was also overshadowed by the sinking of the Titanic days earlier. Also, the Chicago Bears winning the 1986 Super Bowl was overshadowed by the Challenger disaster.

[@osaandoso8242]

Yeah I remember that one. It was long ago 😢

[@djoseph5130]

That 2.3 trillion is a crazy amount to lose track of 😭

[@joecastro6959]

As a non-American citizen living in the Eastern part of the world, the 9/11 terrorist attack was definitely the news of our generation. No news can top that but whatever that 2.3 trillion loss is crazy as hell that most people aren't aware of in the news including me.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Or billion, which I thought Rumsfeld said.

[@b.a.m.mdoublem1196]

Bruh imagine waiting to watch an NBA live game and it happens to be the finals in the playoffs and during the game it gets shifted aside to show OJ Simpson getting chased by the police.😂😂😂

[@FrancoCarrara237]

Cool dual viewing!!!

[@Jenny010132]

I don’t have to imagine. I lived it.

[@CCROGGY]

He gone now lol

[@saucecastillo460]

I was mad at him & nbc for a while after that. Every station on earth was showing the chase, and those peacock goons had the nerve to put the game in the small box

[@ProfDanielVargas]

And apparently Forest Gump was in the back seat for that truck as well.

[@leobertoalbano]

I Want The Top 10 Forgotten News Stories Of All Time From Mikhail Gorbachev's Visit To Minneapolis, Minnesota To The 1947 Texas City Disaster.

[@motherlove202]

In my opinion, the death of Prince overshadowed the death of Joanie Laurer (aka Chyna).Chyna died on April 17, 2016; Prince died four days later

[@Miss_Kisa94]

That depends on the person. If you're a wrestling fan you definitely remember Chyna more.

[@fromthehaven94]

I was about to have my lunch break when I found out Prince died. CBS broke the news at the end of The Price is Right.

[@saucecastillo460]

How did he overshadow her, when he died 4 days later? Plus, he was a household name, she wasn't

[@ProfDanielVargas]

I would say it was the other way around, I didn't even know of her passing until now and I definitely knew about Prince's passing right away.

[@tararitz7005]

So there were 4 whole days for her death to be in the media before Prince died? No, Prince dying did not overshadow her death, she was nowhere near as big a celebrity, interest would've died down either way

[@aaronandkirsten74]

The death of Sammy Davis Jnr was the same day as the death of Jim Henson ... I remember being upset that Jim's death seemed to be an afterthought in the news after Sammy's.

[@markilew250]

Yes! That's another I thought was going to be mentioned but obviously they didn't! Sammy did have more coverage than Jim. However Sammy Davis, Jr. and Michael Jackson were and are the greatest entertainers of all times and went through a lot in their lifetime due to being African Americans. Nobody seems to put that in consideration.

[@bricknmotor]

​@@markilew250 what a queer thing to say. 🤣

[@robbie1898]

Just because someone famous dies doesn’t mean it’s a major even

[@vimfga]

Here in Brazil, the news of the resignation of then president Collor (who was under impeachment) went almost unnoticed because of the arrest of the killer of an young actress who was on the rise, Daniella Perez (and the fact that the killer was her colleague in a soap opera and went to her funeral attracted even more attention)

[@keithwiggins299]

Farrah death everyone saw that coming. Michael's death was shocking.

[@TheLauren800]

I was thinking that like some of the deaths that were overshadowed by either other deaths or other events. To me the shock and the age of the person makes it a bigger deal. If Taylor Swift had died in the same day as Betty White, everyone will be saying “Betty Who.?!”

[@zacktothefuture6025]

The Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl overshadowed by the space shuttle Challenger explosion.

[@KWCline91]

They were supposed to go to the White House to meet President Reagan when that happened. But that never took place and it wasn't until Barack Obama's presidency when he (a Bears fan) invited them to the White House years later. Ironically, Jim McMahon, the quarterback for the Bears then, won a Super Bowl with the rival Packers in 96 and he wore a Bears' jersey to the White House when the Packers went to visit.

[@NorbertSD]

Surprised they forgot the 2011 terrorist attack in Norway being overshadowed by Amy Winehouse’s death (which happened the very next day).

[@lemasander4932]

In Germany the attacks were much more on the news. For me it was like one of those events you never forget following on the media the whole day. So tragic 🥺

[@LillikoiSeed]

Thank you for highlighting these. Too many historical events are lost in the crush. Please do more.

[@anthonyminimum]

The sinking of the Sultana, overshadowed by the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the death of Gorbachev, overshadowed by the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

[@Skinnyd4]

I wouldn't say that the 1989 World Series was overshadowed by the earthquake since it wasn't as if you were preoccupied with one and therefore the other got no press. Those two things happened in literally the same place and at literally the same time.

[@sedmark6328]

As someone who lived in the Bay Area and was waiting for the game to start, we all sort of forgot about it because we had more important things to do. We were lucky that there was a game that started at I think 5:05 because there were far fewer drivers on our freeways than normal. We had 2 freeways and 1 bridge collapse. At my home our swimming pool split down the middle and the tidal wave from knocked down our neighbors fence and flooded their living room. Shit got real pretty damn quick.

[@KnightRanger38]

It could even be said that the earthquake became a part of the 1989 World Series story.

[@just_kos99]

"Doctor Who" premiered the day after JFK was shot. So many were watching the news from the US, that the BBC played the pilot of "Doctor Who" again, the following week.

[@dorothyg7483]

Theologian C. S. Lewis died the same day JFK was assassinated.

[@Jenifer_R_]

As an Australian, don't feel bad about missing the Black Saturday fires. We had much more devastating fires in 2020, and everyone noticed.

[@musicalneptunian]

I lived through the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires. I smelled the burning on the wind as I walked to school.

[@Jenifer_R_]

@@musicalneptunian I was a kid, too. I honestly thought Ash Wednesday was remembrance for the fires. 😂

[@beck86]

I remember the Black Saturday fires. While I was safe in Melbourne, everyone I knew outside of Melbourne was either fleeing or hosing down their properties and I couldn't get to any of them to help because all the roads were closed. I've never felt so helpless.

[@txlady1049]

@@Jenifer_R_ makes sense

[@lilmsmunchkin84]

More people died in the black Saturday fires

[@connor21696]

Most people today have never heard of the Chappaquidick incident because it happened the same day as the moon landing

[@dicksonfranssen]

Chappaquiddick, there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. That was long before PR firms had "spin doctors" but Apollo II must have saved the Kennedy's buckets of money. I would have thought old man Joe Kennedy would have dropped dead hearing the news but he lasted until November 18 1969.

[@whaduzitmatr]

If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen Beetle he may have been President at some point

[@dicksonfranssen]

@@whaduzitmatr Or an Amphicar. I know it's not a joke, if he was 16 or even 20 when it happened I could understand but he was 37 at the time. We all make mistakes but going over a bridge in the dark would mess up anyone's mind. It was a dark dirt road, the bridge had no guardrails, I don't know how deep the water was but there was a strong tidal current. After that he was done for, nobody would ever vote for him as president. Being a senator for 47 straight years has to mean something. I wouldn't want Anthony Weiner or George Santos trying to save me from anything.

[@MegaWicked89]

The difference with Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, was that Farrah was expecting to die while Michael's death was like magic.

[@lp-xl9ld]

I think you mean "tragic"...

[@MegaWicked89]

@@lp-xl9ld no I mean like magic, because it was unexpected.

[@paytonpryor]

​@@MegaWicked89 Definitely the wrong choice of word.

[@MegaWicked89]

@@paytonpryor I honestly don't think so. No one was expecting Michael Jackson to die while Farrah Fawcett was preparing to die. Think about it.

[@MegaWicked89]

@@paytonpryor it's not a poor choice of words. Farrah Fawcett dying of cancer was very well known and her death was inevitable but also very sad. And while Michael Jackson's demons were known to everyone, his death was literally out of nowhere and it was sad and devastating because no one saw it coming.

[@hazelleblanc8969]

I remember exactly where I was the day Farrah and Michael died - on vacation in Las Vegas. We were in the pool discussing Farrah's death when someone looking at their phone said, "Michael Jackson just died." Everyone just said no way, thinking they were making a tasteless joke. I remember thinking, when we realized it was true, that at least Farrah's family would have some privacy for her funeral.

[@silentopinion]

My dad came home and told us about Michael Jackson's passing when he got home from work. He was working at the Mandalay Bay at that point.

[@JesseOakleyIII]

The Sultana, a side wheel steamboat carrying 2100+ people (1950 of them were Union Soliders recently released from prison camp), exploded outside of Memphis, Tennessee in April 1865. This explosion claimed 1167 people and it was overshadowed by the Lincoln Assassination.

[@ConnieMcGluen]

😢😢😢😮😮😮 I didn't know that.

[@ARIXANDRE]

"Everyone is equal. Some are just more 'equal' than others."

[@judithstrachan9399]

Someone knows their Orwell.

[@dhenderson1810]

It can happen personally too. I did not find out that Glenn Frey from the Eagles died until late that night, as my brother passed away from cancer earlier that day, and I was more consumed with that. Also, the death of TV's Adam West was overshadowed in my mind (even though I was a fan of the show) because my father passed away the previous night.

[@lilmsmunchkin84]

I would like to think a family tragedy overshadows people who you have never met

[@veenatamara4543]

I’m sorry for your loss 😢

[@melindakinnaird]

The death of actress Lana Turner. That was the same day Hugh Grant was arrested with a sex worker.

[@dietotaku]

that's another travesty on par with the stupid seinfeld finale overshadowing frank sinatra's death

[@crollwtide9452]

@@dietotaku I was unaware that Frank Sinatra's death was actually overshadowed by anything (I was 17 when that happened BTW) until watching this video.

[@rwisti11301962]

2.3 trillion missing... and the pentagon gets hit exactly where that info is stored? Ok... weird...

[@MissMozzyDee]

And then a disaster happens the next day... and people stopped caring about it. Hmmmm, that is fishy in itself!

[@SudrianRepublic]

​@@MissMozzyDeeunless they knew the money was disappearing long in advance, I doubt they could've organized such an attack in less than a day.

[@MissMozzyDee]

@@SudrianRepublic Oh they knew in advance..

[@paulnorton2885]

In Australia, not only did the Black Saturday bushfires overshadow all other news, but the global financial crisis had relatively mild effects on our economy due partly to our system of financial regulation and the structure of our finance sector providing better protection against the GFC than some other countries. The Federal Government still considered it necessary to stimulate the economy by giving most citizens a one-off cash payment of $900 to spend as we saw fit - and many people donated the money to assist bushfire survivors.

[@FrederickZabala3000]

I remember when Nelson Mandela was overshadowed by the death of Paul Walker who died at the same time back in 2013 (not same day btw)

[@ProfDanielVargas]

I remember the Nelson Mandela death being quite big, especially because it sprung the Mandela effect theory into the pop culture zeitgeist, I was in fact in the same spot I am in my house at the moment, in this very corridor, when I learnt of Mandela's death because of Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen announcing it, they were very close to the former president. Brian May was one of the people who campaigned for Mandela when he was incarcerated and Queen were very vocal about apartheid in South Africa, even going there to speak out about it, especially with Freddie Mercury being African and this, racism, being a very close to home topic for him growing along Banthu people and having a black Banthu nanny as a toddler. Unfortunately their enthusiasm and will to unite both parties by playing to white audiences and back audiences was seen as a defiance on the ban on playing in South Africa imposed by Europe and America due to the apartheid and racism issues and Queen faced backlash and a temporary ban from touring and from the record industry when going back to Europe. Their mistake was playing to segregated audiences, especially in Sun city, a prominent white elite residential complex in South Africa.

[@FairfaxJack]

FYI, although the attack on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7th and the attack on Clark Field was on December 8th they both actually happened on the same day. The one day "difference" is only because the Philippines are on the other side of the International Dateline and therefore one day "ahead". In real time is was about 10 hours later. There was also significant controversy because neither Gen. Douglas McArthur nor the Clark Field base commander ordered the base to full alert even though they'd had a 10 hour heads up about Pearl Harbor. That means that just like at PearlHarbor the planes were neatly park in rows at the airstrip making then an easy target for the Japanese attack (My dad was an Army Air Corp bomber navigator who was stationed there and wounded during the attack)

[@judithstrachan9399]

Kudos to your Dad & his mates.

[@lls3676]

Carl Switzer (Alfalfa from Little Rascals) and director Cecil B. Demille died on the same day. Carl's death got a mention in the corner of the newspaper and Cecil got a few pages.

[@ladynikkie]

Switzer died over a dispute of $50 which was sad

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@ladynikkie $50 was a lot of money in those days.

[@octoman511]

Meanwhile the whole George Floyd saga was over a fake $20 bill ....talk about sad

[@Herbicide420]

My friend's birthday is September 11. Everyone (including me) forgot to wish him a happy birthday.

[@jaredbaratta8589]

The plane crash that killed South Dakota governor George Mickelson overshadowed by the Waco Siege.

[@GilGunderson-xz9qz]

Waco native here!

[@aprilgansmann7519]

One you missed was Brad Renfro's death being over shadowed by Heath Ledger's death

[@munkustrap2]

I have a feeling my age is showing but this is the first person in all the comments who I have no idea who they are 😔 Edit: Brad Renfro I meant, I definitely know who Heath is.

[@aprilgansmann7519]

Brad Renfro played the kid Mark Sway in the drama film called The Client that came out in 1994 and he played Huck Finn with Jonathan Taylor Thomas in the 1995 Disney film Tom and Huck

[@DanielKaczmarski-hn6tw]

True

[@danwinkler1086]

​@@aprilgansmann7519Don't forget about Apt Pupil 😮😮😮

[@hallowalex78]

I just can't get over the hubris of the US, calling a national baseball tournament The World Series.

[@nicolaiwilson9501]

But you have no problem with "Miss Univers"?

[@hallowalex78]

@@nicolaiwilson9501 Who said anything about Miss Universe? And also, that has contestants from all over the world.

[@jvdixie]

May 10, 1994- John Wayne Gacy was executed, Jeffery Dahmer was baptized and a solar eclipse occurred.

[@Pixalisanindroid]

That’s a lot of events in one day

[@user-ii5qm4qt2j]

The day pogo the clown died, Gary wanted to wear. Clown suit to execution. Warden said, no.

[@TheDauntless63]

The Los Banos raid to liberate 2,100 civilian prisoners was overshadowed by the raising of the flag on Mt Suribachi on Iwo Jima. During the Los Banos prison camp raid, all 2100 were saved with only 2 American and 2 Filipino Guerrillas killed. The raid was a joint Land, Airborne, and Sea operation. It was planned in only 20 days, a feat in itself. My dad was an airborne combat medic who participated in the Raid.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Thanks.

[@chelseacanales8763]

The Rwandan Genocide was a terrible tragedy. Yet, it was not recognized and ignored by the world

[@kazzysenpai5906]

Not really, they made a movie about it, and the UN sent peace keepers down there

[@BeanBoi2000s]

​​@@kazzysenpai5906The FUCK you mean "NOT REALLY!" Us Americans IGNORED so many innocent and impoverished people suffering horrible deaths because ONE guy we liked met the inevitable! We're lucky that the current one in Gaza has helped us somewhat learn our mistake. EDIT: And what are some U.N. peace keepers going to do; ask them to stop?

[@hojinl]

You mean by the US. Rwandan genocide was big in Australia as well.

[@SPAnComCat]

​@@hojinl Really?! In my home Country?! I am Surprised! I Thought they would Sweep it under the Rug to Conceal the Truth! Well, I'm Glad that it got the Attention it Deserves! [Unlike/Compared to the Palestine and Palestinians being Subjected to Genocide and being Silenced and being Polarised by the Western Bourgeois Narrative to Suit it's Greed and Atrocities to Extract more Resources [Via UnEqual Exchange] from the Middle East and Export Foreign Capital] [Sorry for going Overboard, I'm just Addressing the Current Issue Since the 1970's when the West started the Settler-Colonisation of the Middle East. Don't Delete my Comment KZbin, I'm just Expressing my Concerns on the Matter, so take it or Leave it.]

[@abcdefg375]

The US is not the world. Barely anyone cares about Kurt Cobain everywhere else in the world.

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

The crash of TAROM Flight 371 was overshadowed by the murder of Selena Quintanilla Perez on the 31st of March 1995.

[@loboblanco4426]

The world needs to stop referring to United flight 93 as "the flight which went down in a field". On United flight 93, A doomed passenger list refused to sit back and let the terrorists end their mission. With heroism I could only hope I would have the nerve to attempt they wrestled for control of the plane which crashed saving countless more lives by sacrificing their own.

[@samsanderson5317]

It was the flight which went down in a field though, and I will always refer to it as that so will many other people because it’s the truth, the flight which went down in a field

[@ItzMzJulez2U]

Most everything you said was eloquent, but Flight 93 was brought down in a field in PA. Not sure how else to word that.🤔

[@EduardGenardAndalis]

Nahh, I’ll refer the UA93 with the registration that involved the attacks from now on (N591UA)

[@loboblanco4426]

@@ItzMzJulez2U how about the passengers forced it to crashin a field rather thsn have it cimple its mission.

[@user-ii5qm4qt2j]

Flight 93 was shot down, tail section was 3. 5 miles from crash site.

[@Athletics510]

This is really well done list and video

[@abrahammorrison6374]

Gehrig's four home runs took a backseat to John McGraw's retirement in 1932 from the New York Giants.

[@rainofflame]

Punk legend Darby Crashed died the day before John Lennon. Granted, Darby wasn't all that well-known outside the underground music scene at the time, but his friends had always joked (even before that day) that Darby had terrible timing.

[@melindakinnaird]

And how could you forget the Debut of Dr. Who, overshadowed by JFK's assassination? It was on the top 10 list.

[@Grimhart89]

Because most people outside of the UK don't really care about Dr. Who. Especially back then.

[@kimberlydavis7322]

Ray Charles' death was overshadowed by Ronald Reagan's funeral.

[@CCROGGY]

I would say the ‘89 World Series and Bay Quake go hand in hand

[@musicalneptunian]

I always recall the 89 quake because here in Kangaroo Land I was on a school camp and a teacher talked about the quake having happened.

[@BelievingRebel]

I was at a concert by The Call (Michael Been’s band out of the Bay Area) not long after the quake and Michael and Jim Goodwin noted that they felt sympathy for the South Carolina coast having also experienced a natural disaster, Hurricane Hugo.

[@munkustrap2]

How did you leave off Jim Henson's death being overshadowed by the death of Sammy Davis Jr???? Both men died on 16 May 1990 & Henson's death was barely a footnote.

[@Jenny010132]

I remember it was a Wednesday, because we talked about both at church.

[@deboralee1623]

i remember more news about Henson than about Davis, Jr.; probably had something to do with me being a fan of the Muppets, so much so people at work asked how _i_ was doing. ?and didn't Charles Bronson also die on that day?

[@deboralee1623]

i just looked it up: Bronson died years later. Davis, Jr. and Henson were enough for one day.

[@BelievingRebel]

I remember my then-husband walking in from work and telling me about Jim Henson. To be honest, I had forgotten Davis died the same day, as I was so shocked about Henson.

[@deboralee1623]

​​​@@BelievingRebelyour then-husband told you; hours after i found out, my then-soon-to-be ex-husband left a note on the microwave: "sorry about Henson", or somesuch. i also remember hearing KLOS's then-news announcer starting off by saying [paraphrased], "Here's one that wasn't supposed to happen..." okay, enough with the "thens".

[@Pigeuns]

I remember the killdozer incident in 2004 was super huge news and most of the country watched. Then, President Ronald Regan died the day after killdozer and all people talked about was Ronald Regan

[@Vicki_Benji]

I hope newer generations never forget D Day, and the attack on Pearl Harbor.

[@lilmsmunchkin84]

Might be hard if they are taught about in schools and there are movies about both

[@Lgx-ie4if]

Kristallnacht

[@rodolfobrenner5404]

I think a baseball game is nothing compared to an earthquake in the San Francisco bay area...

[@jacobarmstrong4184]

Maritimers will never forget the Halifax explosion. Not now, not ever.

[@explorewithme4707]

I had just got out of school, got home and had turned on the World series. I lived in Mtn View Ca in the Bay Area. It was the pre-game show. All of a sudden everything started shaking violently. The pool was sloshing back and forth. I wanna say the pool was half empty by the end. And all the water went into my neighbors yard. Some of it made it in thru the screen door that was open. It was like someone dumped a bucket of water in the doorway. Good times!

[@TwinMama828]

Ohh, you were closer to the epicenter in the Santa Cruz mountains. You are a hop and a skip away from HWY 17.

[@greybeardmc]

How about Steve Jobs' death overshadowing that of Dennis Ritchie (the co-inventor of the UNIX operating system, that's used on virtually all smart phones as well as many high-end computers).

[@jeffreysnydr]

Honorable mention: The death of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer overshadowed by the death of Cecil B. DeMille in 1959

[@dnasty312]

You read my mind, good sir. May Falf and Mr. DeMille both rest in peace 🙏🏻

[@netto6681]

Pretty rich lauding Mother Teresa’s interventions on HIV/AIDS given that she expressly condemned the use of contraception, which might have saved millions of lives.

[@dhenderson1810]

Too bad your parents didn't use contraception so that you weren't conceived.

[@6_dogs]

19:04 the moon landing was July 20th 1969, not June 20th.

[@violinda.]

Right? 😂

[@dancampbell992]

According to Wikipedia he arrived in Florida on July 19th. The narrator said the wrong month.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Thanks. I thought it was July. I looked it up because in “I Was Only Nineteen” the boy who kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon was supposed to have gone home in June.

[@Manuelabor1978]

FYI, Narrator. They used to show reruns of I❤Lucy all afternoon back in the late 80s and early 90s. So, one didnt have to be alive when the show originally aired

[@heathergarnham9555]

Australian here, not the same day but Olivia Newton John's death definitely overshadowed Judith Durham's death

[@mariehernandez5878]

Thank-you for mentioning Judith Durham. I have always loved her work/voice.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Two Aussie songbirds, both so great.

[@pooky-changaming4089]

“Judith Durham”?

[@judithstrachan9399]

@@pooky-changaming4089 Judith was the Voice of The Seekers, Australia’s first superstar group. Even before the Bee Gees. Unmistakeable, unforgettable voice.

[@mariehernandez5878]

@@pooky-changaming4089 She was the lead singer of The Seekers. Perhaps the most Angelic voice I have ever heard.

[@ec6052]

To this day some sawmills don`t accept any timber from around Halifax because of all the pieces of metal embedded from the explosion. All most non existent at this point but sometimes.. 20-30 years ago it was the norm.

[@nafisahg.6509]

I never heard of a lot of the overshadowed news stories until I watched this video. Wow.

[@xXShadowRaveXx786]

I remember when both Farah and Michael died the news wouldn't stop broadcasting so much Michael content up until his death. I barely heard anything of Farah, the most i heard was that they were going to give a marathon of Chalies' Angels on tv in honor of her

[@susanrobinson910]

Yeah, that day was my birthday…I understand why there was so much coverage about MJ, but Farrah was an absolute icon as well…

[@vickit7149]

I never saw one episode of Seinfeld and I don’t think I missed out on anything

[@Friendship1nmillion]

( 5th like to your comment ) . I watched it sometimes briefly . You didn't miss much . Jerry isn't a nice guy ( in real life ) . ♑✍️🇸🇯🇦🇺

[@LinktoSonic]

You’re so special and unique for not liking something popular. Here’s a cookie

[@vickit7149]

@@LinktoSonic me not watching Seinfeld doesn’t make me interesting or unique. Thanks for your useless input.

[@chrismeulen8108]

@@vickit7149 clearly you didn't understand a word of what he meant, and you're probably too young to understand and or care about Seinfeld anyway, if you don't have something nice to say, why bother opening your dumb mouth in the first place.

[@mermaidme25]

My birthday... Over shadowed by Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett's passing. (She and I both from Corpus Christi, Tx.)

[@michaeloptv]

Here’s one: The death of Johnny Cash (Overshadow: the death of John Ritter)

[@TheoRae8289]

I definitely forgot those happened around the same time. My excuse, however: My mother's best friend was present when Cash died, as she was the head RN at that hospital's ER, IIRC. I had more info only one degree removed from Cash (I know things not in the news). But I do remember being wrecked about Ritter.

[@dhenderson1810]

George Michael's death got overshadowed by Christmas.

[@lilmsmunchkin84]

Heaven forbid that the world celebrates Christmas and doesn’t have the TV on to hear the news. You’re assuming everyone in the world knew who he was or liked him or was even relevant

[@olatunbosunbadmus6297]

Micheal who?😂😂😂😂

[@dhenderson1810]

@@lilmsmunchkin84 I assume more people know who he is than know who you are. At least he is remembered for something.

[@lilmsmunchkin84]

@@dhenderson1810 what kind of a comment is that?! It was an observation about CHRISTMAS!

[@dhenderson1810]

@@lilmsmunchkin84 You specifically said who cared about George Michael? Even if he wasn't famous, he would still have family and friends who cared about him, who mourned his loss, whose every Christmas is now bitter-sweet, as he isn't there to share it with them. How would you like it if someone said "Who cares" when you die?

[@CandiceVidito]

Whether one overshadows the other they are all terrible tragedies.

[@Noahiscool69]

The worst tragedy was the sienfield finale

[@originalJoeKing]

​@@Noahiscool69lol

[@anaistm174]

The great Plague of London in 1665, overshadowed by the great fire of London in 1666.

[@judithstrachan9399]

& may have been a contributing factor.

[@lefantomer]

Most people have never even heard of Peshtigo and that terrible fire. Thanks for covering it here.

[@justbecuz5723]

This was so wildly fascinating!

[@bruceleeroy8302]

I know 911 overshadowed a few people's death's, most notably Thuy Trang from the Power Rangers

[@farramichel8023]

Wow! I knew of her death, but I didn't realize it was within the same time period.

[@bruceleeroy8302]

@@farramichel8023 yeah, Aaliyah died about a week before her, that was a HUGE story then a week after 911 happened so Thuy’s death flew under the radar

[@karlsmith2570]

Jason David Frank's brother, who also appeared in Power Rangers also died around the same time

[@saucecastillo460]

911 overshadowed everything. Those deaths, while tragic, weren't overshadowed by an event where thousands died & it was broadcast live

[@dhenderson1810]

David Angel, a writer for "Frasier" also died the same day as 9/11. In fact, he actually died in 9/11, along with his wife, when their plane crashed into one of the Twin Towers.

[@ShadyRK9]

I remember the day Ferra Fachet (I'm so butchering her name's spelling!) died. Because I was a fan of Charles' Angle's. Kinda glad I'm not the only one who remembers her death totally being overshadowed by Michael Jackson's! 🥀

[@davidfortier6976]

*Farrah Fawcett

[@BlackHatCinephile]

🥈

[@chrismeulen8108]

charles? angle's? that would have been quite a different show..... you mean CHARLIE'S ANGELS, for someone claiming to be a fan, you sure don't fucking know how to spell the show and or character names.

[@hellobye7697]

This was a great video idea. We need part 2

[@peterolsson1470]

Kiss drummer Eric Carr died on the same day Freddie Mercury and therefore only reported in the back pages of the papers.

[@saucecastillo460]

That's not really the same. I don't think Eric Carr was a household name outside of kiss fans, and while Freddie Mercury maybe wasn't a household name at the time either, he was a lot more well known

[@ProfDanielVargas]

​@@saucecastillo460 so? Even if that's the case, Eric Carr was a huge celebrity and his passing was overshadowed by that of Freddie Mercury.

[@blunew467]

@@saucecastillo460ummm that’s what this whole list is about… something not as popular overshadowed by something more popular.

[@saucecastillo460]

@@blunew467 I'm guessing Eric Carr got the normal amount of coverage he would've, even if no one else famous would've passed around the same time. I'm not minimizing him, but it's not the same. Like someone said a writer on the show Frasier was overshadowed by 911, while tragic, it's not the same, even when you factor in he was in the towers when it happened. How much coverage would he have gotten, if he passed in a car accident 3wks earlier? That's what I'm saying

[@blunew467]

@@saucecastillo460 I don’t know? How the hell am I supposed to know how much coverage Eric Carr would have gotten if he died 3 weeks earlier or after Freddie did? I wasn’t even alive at the time and even if I was how would I know anyway? You are saying that he wouldn’t have gotten much attention anyway if he died another day but he DID get overshadowed by Freddie Mercury’s death, your point is dumb and going against the whole list. It’s like saying “How much attention would Farrah Fawcett get if she didn’t die the same day as Michael Jackson?” who the hell knows for real? It’s just speculation and trivia that they did both die the same day.

[@ladytaylor4299]

There are people to this day that have no idea Farrah Fawcet passed because of MJ passing the same day 😂

[@shanemartin-ky4cn]

I believe Billy mays passed away right around the same time as well.

[@stardustmeatbag]

​@@shanemartin-ky4cnsummer 2009 celeb deaths were so outta pocket 😭

[@heathergarnham9555]

That makes it sound like MJ *illed FF

[@dhenderson1810]

There was a reporter in Australia who reported that Jeff Goldblum had died while mountain climbing, one the same day as Farrah and MJ. It was later retracted. However, it was enough to make international news, as one American sketch show used the opportunity for Jeff Goldblum to give his own eulogy. It was actually Jeff Goldblum doing it and it was quite humorous.

[@saucecastillo460]

Then MJ ain't to blame for that. The folks who don't know Farrah's gone, don't realize they haven't seen her in 15yrs?

[@t-sixx9229]

I love this kind of content

[@user-us5pv8zw3z]

I was 12 years old when Lucy gave birth to little Ricky. It was a huge event. We were one of the few families on my street to buy a TV, so there was 15 people in my living room huddled around a little black and white box. All I heard the next morning were people asking, “Did you see the show last night?” It was a huge event.

[@CutterHistorical]

Techincally June 17 1994 also had the World Cup opening matches, Arnold Palmers last US Open round AND the Rangers' Stanley Cup parade overshadowed too not just the NBA Finals

[@AA-qb7ni]

I'll never forget when MJ died. It's like the world stood still. RIP.

[@mikememine1423]

Ed McMahon died the same day as MJ and Farrah, so he was double forgotten by the public and by Mojo

[@dhenderson1810]

Jeff Goldblum also died that day, according to one Australian reporter.

[@crollwtide9452]

No, Ed McMahon died two days prior

[@KRDP]

watchmojo what impecable timing yall have, i did a google search about mother christmas cause santa is farther christmas and so i wanted to know who momma christmas and turns out the mom on the christmas story died then today im notified that watchmojo uploaded this... God must really want to be teaching me something 😇😇😇😎😎😎

[@carolinamercedes5097]

It seems to me that the title of this should be: 20 Major Events UNITED STATES Missed Due to Bigger Headlines 🙄

[@CraftAero]

I agree... But, when Americans say "The World", they mean themselves.

[@munkustrap2]

This is hilarious since WatchMojo is a company based in Montreal, Canada 😂....but hey, yeah, I know, Americans are to blame for everything 😂

[@fromthehaven94]

Including the twin terror attacks upon Paris and Beirut. Neither in the United States.

[@carolinamercedes5097]

@munkustrap2 when did I blame the USA for everything?? 🤔

[@susanbarker2525]

​@@CraftAerowell they don't know much about the rest of the world