Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse Kills 114 in Kansas City, July 17, 1981
A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
Date: July 17, 1981
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