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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]
All 11 people on board (eight passengers and three crew) were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be icing, either on the wings or propellers. [22] February 10, 1944: American Airlines Flight 2, a DC-3 routing Little Rock, Arkansas-Memphis crashed into the Mississippi River about 18.1 miles (29.1 km) from Memphis International ...
Two days later, Davis died of his injuries in hospital. In February 1992, Glen Crossley was found guilty of leaving the scene of a crash and was sentenced to ten months in prison, ultimately serving four months. Ann Day: 1938 2016 77 years American politician car Tucson, Arizona: Died in a multi-vehicle crash caused by an impaired driver. [118 ...
Wednesday's plane crash that killed a yet-unknown number of U.S. figure skating team members recalls memories of another tragedy nearly 64 years ago. ... On Feb. 15, 1961, the entire U.S. figure ...
By the 1990s, trees and brush had covered most of the crash site. [citation needed] As of 2022, the crash site was mostly undeveloped woodland surrounded by houses. The site has recently been clear cut as of 2023. [citation needed] Memorial to the crash of TWA Flight 529 located in Prairie Trail Park, Willowbrook, Illinois.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Police chase in Memphis ends in crash, leaving 3 dead, 7 injured. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News.
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 ...
The accident flight crewing was unusual in several respects. [1] The pilot-in-command on Flight 201/8 was Ronald H. Conway, a captain first hired by Imperial Airlines in March 1960. Conway had 4,433 hours of flying time prior to the accident, including 293 hours on the L-049.