by DrDebugDU » Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:19 am
And the building remained standing. They don't make buildings like that anymore it seems<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.evesmag.com/empirestatebldgcrash.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>On Saturday, July 28 1945 a B-25 bomber, lost in fog, crashed straight into that era’s world’s tallest building – the Empire State building. For many people today, this disaster foreshadows the chilling events of September 11, 2001. But in 1945, many things were different. Human error, not hatred, caused the disaster. In the low fog, the pilot became disoriented and crashed into the 78th and 79th floors of the Empire State. Luckily, because it was Saturday, only 1,500 out of the average 10,000 workers were in the building. Still, 14 people lost their lives after the plane and both of its engines plowed a hole in the Empire State.<br><br>...<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.disastershq.com/features/empire.asp">www.disastershq.com/features/empire.asp</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.disastershq.com/images/features/empirestate/ESB%201.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p097.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=drdebugdu>DrDebugDU</A> at: 7/28/05 4:22 am<br></i>
