September 7, 2008
It Happened Here
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'Just One of Those Things'
0N MAY 4, 1949, Air Force 2nd Lt. Andrew Wallace took off from Mitchel Field on a routine training flight. But as his F-82 Twin Mustang interceptor rose from the runway, it failed to gain sufficient speed to clear a fence. Wallace pulled up the plane's nose, but the plane stalled and dove onto Fulton Avenue in Hempstead, crashing into a partially built house. A piece of propeller hit another house on Duncan Road.
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A Rescue Scuttled By High Seas
0N FEB. 8, 1895, the Louis V. Place, a three-masted schooner carrying a load of coal from Baltimore to New York, was stranded off Fire Island in a howling nor'easter. For two days, rescuers from the nearby Lone Hill lifesaving station struggled with snow, ice and bitter winds in an attempt to reach the eight-man crew, which took refuge in the rigging of the ice-cloaked ship.
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Saving Fuel In Wartime
Have a problem with getting up early for a tee time? During World War II, golfers faced a more serious difficulty: gasoline rationing.
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When the Sky Fell in Wantagh
ABOUT HALF past noon on Aug. 3, 1954, an Air Force Republic F-84 Thunderjet roared out of a cloudy sky and crashed in the center of Denver Road in Wantagh, a subdivision busy with families and young children. The pilot died in the crash, which sprayed jet fuel and chunks of metal over a wide area. Five people on the ground were injured and one man died of injuries several days later.
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Victim's House Still Stands At the Scene of a Murder
A Long Beach Police Department photograph, taken 59 years ago Nov. 15, shows the scene at the intersection of what was then Jackson Boulevard and West Beech Street (foreground), following the assassination of Long Beach Mayor Louis F. Edwards by a disgruntled officer, Alvin Dooley.
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Air Tragedy At Cove Neck
For one night, a two-lane road on secluded Cove Neck was a scene of mayhem -- a thunderous crash, cries for help, sirens, shouting and death.
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Confusion Flies High Over Lindbergh Flight
If there had been a Bob's Store in Westbury on May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh would have gone through the express lane.
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Rescue Of Benny Hooper
With ``It Happened Here,'' Time Machine begins a series of occasional visits to sites of local events that made news far beyond Long Island.
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Long Island in the Mail
The idyllic days of the trolley car, the horse and buggy and the steam engine that suggest a simpler way of life on turn-of-the-century Long Island were captured and preserved on postcards by the best photographers of their day.
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Aviator's Spirit Takes Flight
Nathan Quinn was just 16 years old when he was issued a pilot's license - signed by none other than aviation pioneer Orville Wright.
Our Towns
This special online section combines community profiles with historical snapshots and maps from the turn of the century. Clicking through the section reveals just how much Long Island and Queens have changed over 100 years.
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