These are things I either didn't know or wouldn't have had the presence of mind to enact.
LITERARY DIGEST, August 27, 1927
Chicago Tribune, Illinois, August 19, 1900
“What an easy time you have of it, dear.” “Easy? Why, darling, I lie here and think what a lot I have to do until I’m tired out”
This was one of the scariest days of my life. I knew that both of my parents were to cross that bridge at around the same time this happened. Those that jumped into the freezing waters to help those in the crash are some of America's greatest heroes.
Thirty years ago today, Air Florida Flight 90 hit the 14th Street Bridge while taking off from Reagan National Airport. It crashed into the Potomac River, killing all but five of the 79 passengers. Summary | Photos | Video of rescue | The survivors | The skies today
Photo by Charles Pereira (U.S. Park Police)
LIFE, July 21, 1927
The Atchison Weekly Globe, Kansas, April 18, 1912