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PDX RETRO REMEMBERS THESE HEROES

Richard Petty Driving Experience Walt Disney World (For Joe and Ben) | The J. Cannon-Bardi 2012 ...

United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger
flight
that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on the
morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the
September
11 attacks
.

The hijackers planned to crash the plane into a federal
government building in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C.

They failed in their primary mission when the passengers
fought back, forcing the terrorists to crash the plane in
Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Flight 93 memorial - Picture of Flight 93 National Memorial, Stoystown - Tripadvisor

N582UA United Airlines Boeing 757-200 | Passenger aircraft, Vintage aircraft, Aviation airplane
Boeing 757-222

Flight 93 National Memorial a chilling 9/11 reminder - AOPA

Flight 93 Memorial - CBS News

List of the crew and passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001

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THE RETRO BLOG REMEMBERS THAT DAY

Pin by Laura Pennell Lutz on 911 | God bless america, We will never forget, Memorial day
    
    
  We will Remember! We never forget! #09112001 | Remember, Grief, Never forget   
 Watch George W. Bush’s Speech At Ground Zero After The 9/11 Attacks [VIDEO] | The Daily Caller

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SCIENTIST MAY HAVE UNCOVERED MYSTERY

Bermuda Triangle map
A map of the Atlantic Ocean, showing the southeast U.S.,
Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto
Rico, with the Bermuda Triangle highlighted.

An Australian scientist says he has uncovered the mystery behind
the notorious Bermuda Triangle, known for its urban legends and
tales of puzzling ship and plane disappearances in the western
North Atlantic.

Situated between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, this stretch
of sea is prone to quickly changing weather patterns, varying sea
levels and complicated navigational realities that have given it an ominous alternative name — the Devil’s Triangle. (FOX NEWS)

U.S. Naval Institute on Twitter: "#OTD 1945, Flight 19 of 5 Avengers disappeared in the Bermuda ...
U.S. Navy Avenger planes, torpedo-bombers that helped
in the Pacific, circa 1943. These are the same type of
aircraft that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.

The most bizarre plane crashes ever including the Bermuda Triangle and crocodile escapes | Daily ...
Torpedo Bomber #28, the lead plane of Flight 19, which
vanished Dec. 5, 1945.

The USS Cyclops ship, the first reported ship carrying a radio lost in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.
The USS Cyclops ship, the first reported ship carrying a
radio lost in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki karaokes at Splendour in the Grass | Daily Mail Online
Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki
often referred to as "Dr Karl". He is an Australian science communicator
.

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AIRSHIP DISASTER ON THIS DAY IN 1937

The Hindenburg Disaster: 9 Surprising Facts - History in the Headlines

The airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the
pride of
Nazi Germany, bursts into flames upon touching its
mooring mast in Lakehurst,
New Jersey, killing 36 passengers
and crew-members, on May 6, 1937.

5 things to know about the Hindenburg disaster

Pin by Scott Fitzpatrick on Headlines | Historical newspaper, Old newspaper, Hindenburg disaster

Warum wir Deutschland mögen — thebeautyandthehorror: The Airship Hindenburg,...

Lot Detail - 1937 Hindenburg Disaster Newspaper

Hindenburg disaster 1937 | Hindenburg, Hindenburg disaster, Airship

Hindenburg Explodes, 1937 by Granger | Newspaper front pages, Hindenburg, Historical newspaper

Hindenburg Disaster Photograph by Us Navy

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Elvis Presley's wife Priscilla comes under scrutiny over wrinkle-free face | Elvis, Elvis ...

Priscilla Presley signed 8x10 Elvis Wedding photo GREAT image 1

45 Candid Photographs of Elvis and Priscilla Presley on Their Wedding Day on May 1, 1967 ...

45 Candid Photographs of Elvis and Priscilla Presley on Their Wedding Day on May 1, 1967 ...

Elvis Presley (The King of Rock and Roll) married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on
May 1, 1967.

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