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10. Ground injuries. 27. The Wingfoot Air Express was an early Goodyear blimp that caught fire and crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago on July 21, 1919. The Type FD airship, manufactured and owned by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, was transporting passengers from Grant Park to the White City amusement park. [1]
Michele E. Clark (June 2, 1943 – December 8, 1972) was an American journalist. Clark was the first African–American woman to serve as a television correspondent for CBS News. [3] As a correspondent at WBBM-TV, Clark covered the 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Clark died in the December 1972 crash of United Airlines Flight 553 ...
The White House Iftar dinner is an annual reception held at the White House and hosted by the U.S. President and the First Lady to celebrate the Muslim month of Ramadan. The annual tradition started in 1996 when Hillary Clinton hosted a Ramadan Eid celebration dinner. The modern iteration of the reception is attended by prominent members of the ...
8:52: CBC Newsworld anchor Mark Kelley makes the first Canadian television report of the first plane crash. [50] 8:52: Sky News presenter Kay Burley breaks the news of the first plane crash to the UK. 8:52:50: Fox News comes back from a commercial break to report the attack. E. D. Hill informs viewers that a plane crashed into the North Tower. [51]
Continental Airlines (simply known as Continental) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1934 until it merged with United Airlines in 2012. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers.
United 93 is a 2006 thriller film written and directed by British filmmaker Paul Greengrass.The film largely chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93, [3] one of the four hijacked flights during the September 11 attacks on America.
Zakat Foundation of America is a Chicago -based NGO providing emergency relief, post-disaster rehabilitation, sustainable development, education, healthcare, orphan sponsorship, and seasonal programs such as Ramadan iftars and Udhiya/Qurbani. Zakat Foundation of America is registered under 501 (c) (3) as a non-profit charity organization.
Jane Margaret Byrne (née Burke; May 24, 1933 – November 14, 2014) [ 1 ] was an American politician who served as the 50th mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979, until April 29, 1983. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Prior to her tenure as mayor, Byrne served as Chicago's commissioner of consumer sales from 1969 until 1977, the only female in the mayoral cabinet.