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Historical Events

Knickerbocker Theater

January 28, 1922

The Knickerbocker Theatre was a movie theater located at 18th Street and Columbia Road in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The theater's roof collapsed on January 28, 1922 under the weight of snow from a two-day blizzard that was later dubbed the "Knickerbocker Storm." As a result of the collapse, 98 people died and 133 were injured. It was a historically significant rescue and recovery event for the D.C. Fire Department.