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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]
January 13 – A leaking gas main in the Jamaica section of New York City, New York caught fire on January 13. Two pieces of FDNY equipment responding to the gas leak report were burned, as well as numerous buildings. The fire spread to 13 alarm size, with 63 fire companies being used to control the situation. Seventeen homes were destroyed.
San Diego, California Rudy Dhaenens: 1961 1998 36 years Belgian cyclist car Aalst, Belgium: He died in a car crash on his way to the start of the Tour of Flanders. Arnold Diamond: 1915 1992 76 years British actor car Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom Whilst on holiday in Bournemouth with his wife, he was hit by a car and hospitalised.
The intersection is the number one location for crash frequency in the city, according to documents from the transportation department. Memphis receives $13 million federal grant to fix dangerous ...
In Memphis, 25.96 people per 100,000 residents were killed in fatal motor vehicle accidents, the most of any major U.S. city. Detroit and Albuquerque, New Mexico, followed with the highest rate of ...
The song's lyrics place the location of the "Dead Man's Curve" accident at the curve on westbound Sunset Boulevard just west of Doheny Drive in West Hollywood. Voice actor Mel Blanc was severely injured while driving here in 1961, and later sued the City of Los Angeles, prompting a reconstruction of the road. However, the earlier lyrics suggest ...
13 April 1970 A cruise ship that was grounded off Port Hueneme, California. USS Makassar Strait United States Navy: April 1961 A Casablanca-class escort carrier that ran aground on San Nicolas Island. USS Ulvert M. Moore United States Navy: 13 July 1966 A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Nicolas Island.
1978 San Diego mid air collision, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk N7711G and a PSA 727-214 N533PS collided over San Diego on September 25 1978 killing over 135 passengers on the 727 and 2 on the Cessna, 7 were killed on ground making it 144 deaths. and injuring 9 on ground. 727 crashed at 9:02:04.5 PST