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May 25, 2024 · In “A Walk in the Park,” Kevin Fedarko recounts a trek-of-a-lifetime that becomes a nightmare in one of America’s most stunning sites. At least he can laugh about it.
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Author David Harvey claims he has dispelled myths surrounding The American Flying Fortress that crashed in Sheffield park in 1944. -- The Star, Saturday 22nd February, 1997 Brave story,to 10 American airmen who died when their bomber crashed in the park in 1944 -- Yorkshire Post, Wednesday February 19th, 1997 David Harvey thought it would take 6 months to clear the mystery of an American ...
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Jul 20, 2020 · Mr Reed was the most vocal of the family after the encounter and claimed he had seen UFOs several times in Sheffield throughout the 1960s. The nine-year-old said he experienced rampant bullying ...
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Speaking to History Extraabout Tony’s story, Dan said: “I was walking my dog in Endcliffe Park – I had promised my wife I would do it but I was already running late for work that day, so I was jogging in shorts and a stupid woolly hat (quietly cursing the dog!) when I took a slightly different route from usual – I don’t know why. But as I came roun...
“Tony told me he desperately wanted the council to tarmac the path and that what he would really love above all else is a flypast for the 75th anniversary of the crash in February,” said Dan. “So I told him, ‘Tony, leave it with me’. It wasn’t until I was jogging home that it dawned on me that I have no idea how to organise a fly-past!” Dan quickly...
A few days later, Dan posted photos of Tony on his Twitter feed. “Within two hours the post had 10,000 Likes and people were crying out for more information,” says Dan. “The story quickly took off around the world, particularly in the US. “The story just kept growing and growing – we got more than 1 million views on the video of my interview with T...
Less than a fortnight later, Dan learned that the fly-past had been confirmed. He delivered the news to Tony live on BBC Breakfast on 22 January. “We rang up Tony and asked if he would come on the show – I wanted it to be a surprise, so all we told him was that he was going to meet the US ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson. Tony said, ‘yeah, alrig...
The fly-past to mark the 75th anniversary of the ‘Mi Amigo’ crash will take place on the morning of 22 February. Broadcast live on BBC Breakfast, the fly-past will feature aircraft from both the US Air Force and the Royal Air Force. Major Sybil Taunton, chief of public affairs at 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, told History Extra: “As American A...
Mar 14, 2024 · After all, the real castle in the sky was created with community at its core: the Park Hill estate’s tower blocks were named after the real streets of the Sheffield slums that people moved from ...
May 28, 2024 · A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s. Discovered on a Manhattan street in 2020 and introduced on Stanton’s Humans of New York Instagram page, Johnson, then 76, shares her dynamic history as a “fiercely independent” Black burlesque dancer who used the stage name Tanqueray and became a celebrated fixture in midtown adult theaters.
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May 28, 2024 · A Walk in the Park is a triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it, with page-turning action, startling insights and the kind of verbal grace that makes multipage descriptions of, say, a flock of pelicans feel riveting and new ... Readers will be tempted to visit the canyon just to keep the book’s spell alive longer.
