Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
On 20 May 1905, three elevator accidents occurred in New York City within the span of a few hours, killing two men and one woman. [71] On 28 July 1945, a U.S. Army plane crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, causing an elevator to fall 75 stories (more than 300 meters or 1,000 feet). Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver was ...
February 9 - Mary A. Pebley, age 63, was beheaded in an elevator accident at the Transportation Building in Detroit. The Detroit Free Press reported that the woman's head was "torn from her body" when the elevator suddenly shot upwards as she boarded the elevator. Her head fell to the floor of the car as "screaming passengers cowered against ...
On August 16, 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, operating as Northwest Airlines Flight 255, crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, about 8:46 pm EDT (00:46 UTC August 17), resulting in the deaths of all six crew members and 148 of the 149 passengers, along with two people on the ground.
Trans International Airlines Flight 863, a DC-8-63CF (N4863T), was being ferried from New York City to Washington, DC when it crashed on takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport after a piece of asphalt became jammed in the right elevator causing a loss of control, killing the 11 crew. [1] 13 September 1970
A disturbing video of two people who were involved in a car accident and apparently overdosed on drugs has emerged online and gone viral.
The crash was the second deadliest in US history to that date. The sole survivor was a child, Cecilia Cichan. [2] Pope John Paul II's visit to the Detroit area on September 18 and 19, including appearances in Hamtramck and Hart Plaza and a mass at the Pontiac Silverdome. [3]
Driver convicted in Detroit crash that killed Vivian Carmody, wife of Eastern Market CEO. Gannett. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press. September 25, 2024 at 10:03 AM. ... Traffic accidents happen."
The agreement gives the city 30 years instead of 20 to catch up on payments that were deferred during Detroit's bankruptcy 10 years ago. The retirement system investment committee and board had ...