'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
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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Rev. Elijah Lovejoy: Martyr to press freedom killed in 1837
In 1940, Washington state’s original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, nicknamed “Galloping Gertie,” collapsed into Puget Sound during a windstorm just four months after opening to traffic. In 1944, President ...
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Nov. 7, first woman elected to Congress
By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Nov. 7, the 312th day of 2024. There are 54 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S.
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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 ...
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Almost forgotten Tacoma artist exhibiting in Edmonds
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.
50 years ago in Expo history: Visions grew for a new downtown Riverfront Park, but fears mounted that ‘unsavory persons’ would ruin it
He miscalculated and landed on his head, damaging his spinal cord. At Sacred Heart Hospital, he laughed and said he would be ...
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.