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The day a Florida bridge fell into the bay, taking down a bus and killing 35
At 7:33 a.m. on May 9, 1980, the 606-foot Summit Venture crashed into the western span of the bridge during a storm.
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Coast Guard rescues Florida boater after capsizing near Sunshine Skyway Bridge, officials say
A Florida man was rescued by the Coast Guard after his boat capsized on Saturday morning in the vicinity of the Sunshine ...
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Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster: 45 years later
Friday marked the 45th anniversary of one of the Tampa Bay area's worst tragedies, when a freighter hit the Sunshine Skyway ...
45 years later: Remembering the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse
The new "Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge" was rebuilt seven years later and features new safety bumpers called "dolphin" ...
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Coast Guard rescues boater near Sunshine Skyway bridge
A Florida boater was rescued by the Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew on Saturday morning. Officials said the ...
Skyway Bridge marks 45th anniversary of deadly collapse amid renewed safety scrutiny
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On the 45th anniversary of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster, which claimed 35 lives, visitors gathered at the Skyway Memorial at the north end of the bridge to remember those ...
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45 years ago today: The Sunshine Skyway disaster
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - May 9, 1980 is a day that will always be remembered with great sadness along the Suncoast. Especially ...
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15-foot vessel capsizes near major Florida bridge
7:34 a.m.: St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office marine rescue crews are responding near the ...
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May 9, FDA approves first birth control pill
On May 9, 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Enovid for use as the first oral contraceptive pill. In 1754, the famous political cartoon “Join or Die” was first ...