Virtual Commemoration of the Texas City Disaster 73 years later Tuesday (4/16/2020) marks the 73rd anniversary of a massive ship explosion that set off a cascade of death and destruction in Texas City in what became known as the Texas City Disaster of April 16, 1947. Almost every year since the city has held a memorial at 9 AM to commemorate the event that shaped the city and to this day reverberates with many who survived the massive explosions. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 commem