'Galloping Gertie': Looking back at the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse
Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge infamously collapsed due to strong winds in 1940.
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On this date: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse
Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It was the world’s third-longest suspension bridge, with a central span of 2,800 feet and two ...
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On this date: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse
The construction workers called it “Galloping Gertie.” Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It was the world’s third-longest suspension ...
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
The 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the first bridge at this location, was a suspension bridge in the U.S. state of Washington that spanned the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound between Tacoma and the ...
On This Day, Nov. 7: Republican elephant symbol used for first time
On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.
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Remembering the 1940 Armistice Day Storm: 3 freighters go down in Lake Michigan, 150 dead
The storm sank three freighters near Ludington, and killed as many as 50 duck hunters, who either drowned or froze to death ...
Verrazzano-Narrows bridge celebrates 60th anniversary: Check out these amazing photos
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thursday, Nov. 21, marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. The ...
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Almost forgotten Tacoma artist painted the gritty side of city while hiding her gender
One painting shows Galloping Gertie, the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which was brought down by a windstorm in 1940. Other paintings show traffic, markets and businesses from a long-ago city.