Video Shows How a New Bridge Partly Collapsed in China’s Southwest

A section of the tall bridge in mountainous Sichuan Province fell, apparently after a landslide. No casualties were reported.

History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge: 85 years since Galloping Gertie’s collapse

Eighty-five years ago, Galloping Gertie collapsed and fell into the Tacoma Narrows. on Nov. 7, 1940, about 11 a.m., the ...
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This Day in History- November 7, 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapses

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses due to high winds on 1940. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built in Washington during the 1930s and opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It spanned the Puget Sound from ...

Airlines Scramble To Cancel Hundreds Of Flights To Meet FAA-Mandated 10% Cut

In this morning's edition, we're looking at the first morning of the FAA's flight cuts and the 21% slash in Honda's annual ...

Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940

One morning, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge began bouncing up and down and twisting to and fro before ultimately collapsing into ...
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Robert Wadlow overcomes booth rule to cast first vote

In a 1939 Alton City election, Robert Wadlow couldn't close the booth curtain ...