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The Memphis 13 are the group of young children who integrated the schools of Memphis, Tennessee. On October 3, 1961, 13 African-American first grade students were enrolled in schools that were previously all white. The schools that the students attended were Bruce, Gordon, Rozelle, and Springdale elementary schools. [1]
Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8 was a charter flight by the United States Army to transport new recruits to Columbia, South Carolina for training. [3] [4] On November 8, 1961, the aircraft crashed as it attempted to land at Byrd Field, near Richmond, Virginia.
Douglas A-20 Havoc, 39–735, modified as prototype Douglas XP-70 night fighter, assigned to the 349th Night Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group (Special), crashes on takeoff from Kissimmee Army Airfield, Florida, [19] coming down 1/2 mile NW of the field, [13] killing pilot James H. Toal. The Army Air Force decides at the end of March that ...
Dwania Kyles, one of three students who integrated Bruce Elementary in 1961, looks back at a mural painted of her by muralist Jamond Bullock at Bruce Elementary on Friday Jan. 17, 2020.
Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940: Accident – railroad Little Falls, New York: An additional 51 were injured 31 1959 Capital Airlines Flight 75: Accident – aircraft Chase, Maryland: 31 1970 Wichita State University football team plane crash: Accident – aircraft Clear Creek County, Colorado: 31 1981 Keansburg nursing home fire Fire ...
A Memphis police officer and a motorist who was driving with a gunshot wound were killed in a car crash early Friday, authorities said. Officers were called to the location of a crash involving a ...
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
Stephen Curry had a game like none other in his career. It was part of an awful night for the Golden State Warriors. Curry didn’t make a shot from the field in his 24 minutes — the first time ...