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1910: Massive flood washes out 100 miles of railroad southwest of Salt Lake City.
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| Water, water everywhere... and not a drop to drink, eh? | |
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| I wonder if that's where they got the name "Salt Lake" from... hmm? | |
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1984: World globe seen in NBC Nightly News intro begins rotating in correct direction, after decades of spinning wrong way.
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| Well... it's about time... uh... it's news to me... uh... have a pleasant tomorrow... ohh, my head is spinning! | |
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1998: Water main bursts & floods NYC's Fifth Avenue; cars, parking meters, & street signs disappear into 15-foot-deep, curb-to-curb sinkhole.
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| It gets better: after the water recedes, gas main breaks and a giant plume of fire shoots skyward out of the crater. | |
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| 'This one's a beaut,' quips the city commissioner. NYC type of beauty, yeah... | |
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