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Mayor: Robert Garcia (to June 2018) City Manager: Patrick H. West 2010 census population (rank): 462,257 (36);…Bombers: Northrop B-2
The stealth bomber's features cost twice their weight in gold by David Noland Northrop B-2 Specs Length: 69 ft Wingspan: 172 ft Empty weight: 158,000 lbs…Office Pools
The real NCAA action isn't under the backboard—it's above the water cooler by Mike Morrison The FBI estimates that over $2.5 billion is gambled on the NCAA tournament, with only $80 million bet…August 2005 Disasters
Aug. 2, Toronto, Canada: an Air France Airbus A340, Flight 358, skidded off the runway at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in heavy thunderstorms. All of the 309 aboard managed to…Seattle
(Encyclopedia) Seattle Seattle sēătˈəl [key], city (2020 pop. 737,015), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven…Passenger Planes: Concorde
Its futuristic style and Mach 2 speed made it the darling of the jetset by David Noland Concorde Specs Length: 202 ft Wingspan: 84 ft Empty weight: 173,500 lbs Max fuel…Gamil al-Batouti, 1999 News
59, EgyptAir co-pilot, was suspected of interfering with the controls of EgyptAir 990 in Oct., plunging the Boeing 767 and its 217 passengers and crew members into waters off Massachusetts…Muammar al-Qaddafi, 2003 News
Libya's rogue president, finally admitted guilt in Libya's role in the 1988 terrorist bombing of a Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and agreed to pay $2.7 billion to the families of the…March 2003 Disasters
March 4, Davao, Philippines: A bomb in a backpack exploded in the Davao airport on Mindanao Island, killing 21 people and injuring 145.March 6, Tamanrasset, Algeria: An Algerian Boeing 737…April 2002 Disasters
April 15, nr. Pusan, South Korea: Air China Boeing 767 en route from Beijing crashed into a forested hillside 5 mi from the airport in Pusan, killing at least 115 people. Miraculously, 39…Trending
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