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Remembering Galloping Gertie 83 years after collapse of Tacoma Narrows Bridge
KIRO via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEighty-three years ago, on Nov. 7, 1940, Galloping Gertie collapsed and fell into the Tacoma...
On this date: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse
WHTM via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTACOMA, Wash. (WHTM) — The construction workers called it “Galloping Gertie.” Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to...
Was it wind? How a bridge’s failure may shed light on fatal Boise Airport hangar collapse
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSeveral hours before an unfinished building collapsed near the Boise Airport, killing three and...
Unbelievable Engineering Blunders That Could Have Been Much Worse
Cheapism via AOL· 1 year agoWith engineering, as with life, not everything goes according to plan. From collapsing bridges and...
Today in History: November 7, Twitter becomes public company
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2023. There are 54 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 7, 2013, shares of Twitter went on sale to the public ...
