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[cullman]

On the Valentine Day it's going to be 45 years of the plane crash that killed the US figure skating team. That was the only time I recall when the communist newspapers (at least in Czechoslovakia) cried for the Americans.

Donald Jackson, Canadian and 1962 World Champion was supposed to be on that plane but caught a bad cold and couldn't make the flight with the US team.

[Strunk]

On February 3 it will be 49 years since the day the music died.

[Pego]

How did they react to the Man U plane crash in Munich, Febuary 1958, when they were returning from a match against Red Star Belgrade? Wiped out the Busby Babes.

I faintly recall a sadness, too, but the outpouring of emotions for the US FS team was totally out of character.

[marknhj]

How did they react to the Man U plane crash in Munich, Febuary 1958, when they were returning from a match against Red Star Belgrade? Wiped out the Busby Babes.

[Pego]

On the Valentine Day it's going to be 45 years of the plane crash that killed the US figure skating team. That was the only time I recall when the communist newspapers (at least in Czechoslovakia) cried for the Americans.

[tandfman]

Nearly 20 years ago (28-January-1986): American space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch, killing all seven on board.

And of course we're only a week away from the third anniversary of the loss of the Columbia space shuttle on its attempted return to Earth.

[SQUACKEE]

Nearly 20 years ago (28-January-1986): American space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch, killing all seven on board.

Still one of the saddest things i have ever seen. The looks on the relatives faces has it broke up. :cry:

[EPelle]

Nearly 20 years ago (28-January-1986): American space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch, killing all seven on board.

[HL]

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Fanny Blankers-Koen passed away one year ago today at the age of 85. :cry:

[SQUACKEE]

Happy aniversity!

I also feel an emotional mixture of joy and sadness towards the afore- mentioned legends. I guess we could throw Lindgren in also. Two geeks and a rebel, but all tough little cookies.

Time keeps on slepting into the future............

[tafnut]

We Americans (well, ME, in any case) still view both as 'Tragic Greek Heroes', put on a pedestal as the Greatest, despite their 'failures.' Since I came to sentience (trackily speaking) in their era (I'm 55!!), they are forever etched in my mind as what Running Greatness is all about, despite the fact that I know so much about them, i.e., warts and all. Good stuff.

[bad hammy]

There is never a time where I think of either Pre or Ryun without a tinge of sadness. Pre, of course, because of the end; Ryun for his Olympic 'failures'.

Oh, congrats on the anniversary!!

[runforlife]

Maybe we can all start celebrating/remembering a couple of hours early on this one.

Jan. 25, 2006 Steve Prefontaine would have been 55 years old!! That's right, double nickles. Where did the time go?? I'll never forget where I was when I heard he had died.

No. 2: Jim and Anne Ryun will celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary.

My wife and I will celebrate our 31st anniversary (married on Pre's last birthday).
Jan. 25th, a famous day in history.