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Earthquake In Los Angeles

Posted on March 16, 2010 by admin
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On the 17th January 1994 a huge earthquake has rocked Los Angeles, killing 60 people. The earthquake, which measured 6.6 on the Richter scale and lasted for 40 seconds, struck at 0431 local time (1231 GMT). The number of injured was 7,707 and more than 5,000 buildings were deemed to be unsafe. Repairing the damage to the city cost around $30 billion. The earthquake was felt as far south as San Diego 200km away and as far north as Las Vegas, 440km to the north east. The airport has been … Continue reading →

Twin Towers

Posted on March 14, 2010 by admin
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On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Islamic extremist Alqaeda, committed a barbaric act. Its agents hijacked four planes. Here we tell about two of the hijacked planes. At 8:46 AM EST the hijacked American Airlines plane, Flight 77, carrying 92 people from Boston to Los Angeles, was flown into the north tower of the Twin Towers. At 9:02 AM EST the hijacked United Airlines plane, Flight 175, carrying 65 people from Boston to Los Angeles, was flown into the South Tower. The jet tanks of both planes were full and the … Continue reading →