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American Airlines Flight 1 crashes into Jamaica Bay in New York, killing 95.

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American Airlines Flight 1 (1962)

Crash in New York City with no survivors

American Airlines Flight 1 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from New York International (Idlewild) Airport in New York City to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. During takeoff on March 1, 1962, the Boeing 707 rolled over and crashed into Jamaica Bay in…
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Jamaica Bay

Bay on the southern side of Long Island, New York

Jamaica Bay is an estuary on the southern portion of the western tip of Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York. The estuary is partially man-made, and partially natural. The bay connects with Lower New York Bay to the west, through Rockaway Inlet, and is the westernmost of…
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New York (state)

U.S. state

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the northeastern United States. Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the…
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March 1

Day of the year

March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 305 days remain until the end of the year.
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