5 April 2010 April 4, 2013 Author: Staff An explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia kills twenty-nine coal miners. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Failure is blindness to the strategic element in events; success is readiness for instant action when the opportune moment arrives." Newell D. Hillis — Click here for more from Newell D. Hillis Related posts: 13 October 2010 12 January 2010 25 July 2010 15 December 2010 5 April 1958 28 March 1990 7 December 1869 3 April 1974 Categories: History Tags: 2010, 5 April