“On January 13‚ 1982‚ Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge across the Potomac River in Washington‚ immediately after takeoff in a severe snowstorm - an incident that would leave 78 people dead‚ including four on the ground.” This is the first sentence of a CNN news report about the 1982 Air Florida crash in Washington‚ D.C. The first portion of Rosenblatt’s writing‚ The Man in the Water‚ states “As disasters go‚ this one was terrible but not unique‚ certainly not among the worst
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Komagata Maru‚ the Japanese steamship left Hong Kong for Vancouver on May 23‚1914. The ship carried 376 Indian immigrants who set sail for Canada with the intent of finding a better living condition and opportunities. The passengers consisted of 340 Sikhs‚ 12 Hindus and 24 Muslims and all of them were British subjects since India was under British control. Upon arriving at Vancouver‚ the immigrants were denied entrance by the Canadian government due to the exclusion act that was already being held
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IT’S A BIRD‚ IT’S A PLANE…….. IT’S THE HINDENBURG THAT HAD A DISASTER IN 1937! The Hindenburg was a zeppelin (a type of flying machine that looks like a blimp) that was made during a time where Germany was ruled as Nazi Germany. The Hindenburg was launched in March‚ 1936‚ and was invented in 1936. When the Hindenburg was launched‚ the idea was to cross the Atlantic Ocean to U.S. with passengers traveling there. The Hindenburg ran on helium and was a commercial transportation and had passengers
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St. Mary’s Basilica One of the most recognizable and the biggest churches in Poland. It was built in 14th century in the Gothic style has two towers. The bigger one is 82meters high and the smaller is 69 meter. Inside the church visitors can admire the famous alter made by Wit Stwosz. This is the biggest gothic alter in Europe which measure 11 x 13 meters. Main Market Square Main Market Square in Cracow is perfectly square (200 x 200 meters). This is the crossroads of 11 streets. In the past
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How would a leader feel if they lost all their years of decorated service in a matter of minutes? Senior Enlisted Leaders must understand the tragic event behind the USS Indianapolis (CA 35) to increase their sense of appreciation of great authority comes greater responsibility. This paper will cover USS Indianapolis (CA 35) background information‚ sacrifice and service of the crew‚ command responsibility‚ and the impact on current surface warfare policies. USS Indianapolis (CA 35) background
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Why they die? The question most asked by the families and survivors of the USS Indianapolis. The sinking of the ship was one of the worst day in history for the navy. 880 men died during the sinking of the ship and only 317 survived. There is several reasons why those 880 men died. One of the major reasons those 880 men died was because of different diseases they suffer during the four days in the ocean. During the sinking of the ship men were injured severely and that cause the death of some of
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The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald Would you think that a storm in the Great Lakes could flip and sink a 728 foot freighter? I will talk about before the ship sank‚ during the sinking‚ and after the sinking and the affects on the sinking. In will tell you how it sank and why it sank as well. On June 7‚ 1957 the construction of the Edmund Fitzgerald started. It was launched on the 7th of June 1958. Since then this freighter has been transporting tons and tons of Iran ore. In fact the day
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Despite all the structures that have been able to fit the mold of the greatest architectural legacy; the title belongs to The Empire State Building. The Empire State Building has the greatest architectural legacy because of its historic significance‚ symbolic representation to the people of New York and the aroud the clock every day tourism On May 1‚ 1931 the historic significance of The Empire State Building officially began. 31st President Herbert Hoover pushing a button from the White House
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2. A total of about 25 skiers plunged from a malfunctioning ski lift at a resort in Western Virginia on Saturday morning‚ February 20th. According to authorities‚ two people were injured as a result. The more than two dozen people fell 30 feet from the lift at Timberline Resort in Davis when it was halted by a mechanical failure‚ as reported by Joe Stevens‚ a spokesman for the West Virginia Ski Areas Association. Also‚ around 100 more people were left stranded on the lift for nearly two hours before
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The climbing of everest is one of the most deadly sports and tasks available to the public today. The chance of dying on everest is 1 in 61.46 people this is a large amount due to the fact that over 200 people climb mount everest‚ each climbing season. Just last year over 16 people were killed in an avalanche caused by a large earthquake. Although things like avalanches and ice separating kill many people‚ the most dangerous part of the adventure is climbing down the mountain after reaching the summit
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