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November 7th

By: Michael Albanese, Fall Editior & Public Relations Manager
November 7, 2014
On this day in 1940, the Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge collapsed due to high winds and engineering flaws. The massive bridge swayed up and down and twisted in the wind and gave out when weakened.
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On this day in 1940, the Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge collapsed due to high winds and engineering flaws. The massive bridge swayed up and down and twisted in the wind and gave out when weakened.
On this day in 1940, the Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge collapsed due to high winds and engineering flaws. The massive bridge swayed up and down and twisted in the wind and gave out when weakened.
Photo Credit: Photo via google under the creative commons license
On this day in 1940, the Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge collapsed due to high winds and engineering flaws. The massive bridge swayed up and down and twisted in the wind and gave out when weakened.

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Michael Albanese
Michael Albanese, Fall Editior & Public Relations Manager
Michael Albanese is a senior at Colonia High School, and he has been a resident of Colonia, NJ his entire life. He enjoys secular courses like history and reading/writing, rather than math classes and is interested in sociopolitical culture. Albanese likes to write about society and entertainment and hopes to make a career in media. Michael enjoys travelling, and there are few places he wouldn’t want to visit. The internet and social media are a big part of Albanese's life, but he also enjoys time spent with family and friends.
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