At the same time, a number of American workers have lost their jobs as companies moved more business overseas.
The estimated total number of 5,000 victims lost their lives.
The number of jobs lost due to the event was estimated at 200,000.
However the number of lives lost was surprisingly small; it is believed to have been 16 at most.
A number of them lost their way in the dark and were captured.
A number still to be determined would lose their jobs.
The largest number of working days lost through strike action since 1926.
The number of work days lost to injuries was 45.4 million in 1986.
The number of lives lost for 2012 stands at 5.
Over time, a small number of bird species have lost their ability to fly.