The 1977 Chicago Loop derailment occurred on Friday February 4, 1977, when a Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ended another on the northeast corner of the Chicago Loop at Wabash Avenue and Lake Street during the evening rush hour.
The collision forced the first four cars of the rear train off the elevated tracks, killing 11 people and injuring over 180 as the cars fell onto the street below.
Michael A'Hearn
Michael Francis A'Hearn (November 17, 1940 – May 29, 2017) was an American astronomer and astronomy professor at the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. He was also the principal investigator for NASA's EPOXI mission.
Ervin E. Dupper
Ervin Emil Dupper (January 8, 1923 – May 28, 2017) was an American politician. He was a member of the South Dakota State Senate from 1965 to 1968. He represented the 21st and 23rd districts. He served a brief stint as State Attorney of Walworth County in 1955 to 1956 prior to his election to the state senate. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Dupper was born in Herreid, South Dakota. He studied at the University of Oregon where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science, and then attended the University of South Dakota for a law degree.
Dupper died at a hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota from a short-illness, aged 94.
O'Hare station train crash
On March 24, 2014, a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line passenger train overran the bumper at the station at the O'Hare International Airport, injuring 34 people. The accident caused $11,196,796 in damage.
A spokesman stated that it was likely that the train entered the station at too high a speed. It was later estimated that the train entered the station at , which was not an excessive speed. At least 50 firefighters and paramedics attended the accident.
The cause of the accident was that the train operator, 25-year-old Brittney Tysheka Haywood, fell asleep at the controls.
As a direct consequence of the accident, the CTA reduced the speed limit into the O'Hare station from to . The area of the speed limit was also extended away from the station.
Andersonville National Historic Site
The Andersonville National Historic Site is the site of the American Civil War prisoner of war camp Camp Sumter (also known as Andersonville Prison). Andersonville was a Confederate prisoner-of-war-camp during the last 12 months of the Civil War.
The site is near Andersonville, Georgia. Most of the site lies in southwestern Macon County. Along with the former prisoner, the Andersonville National Cemetery and the National Prisoner of War Museum are also at the Andersonville National Historic Site.
12,920 Union Army prisoners died. This was over one out of every four prisoners at Andersonville.
The camp was overcrowded with four times as many prisoners as it was designed to hold. There was not enough water, food, or sanitation. About 45,000 Union prisoners were held at Camp Sumter during the war; nearly 13,000 (nearly 3 in every 10) died. The most common causes of death were scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery.
During the Civil War, Confederate Captain Henry Wirz ran Andersonville. After the war, he was tried and found guilty of war crimes and executed.
Metra
Metra is a commuter railroad in the Chicago city area. The railroad operates 241 stations on 11 different rail lines. It is the fourth busiest commuter rail system in the United States by ridership and the largest and busiest commuter rail system outside the New York City area. There were 83.4 million passenger rides in 2014, up 1.3% from the previous year.
The estimated busiest day for Metra ridership occurred on Nov. 4, 2016—the day of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series victory rally.
Jabuticaba
Jabuticaba ("Plinia cauliflora"), also known as Brazilian grapetree or jaboticaba, is a tree in the family Myrtaceae, native to Brazil. It is unusual in that it appears to blossom right out of the bark and trunk of its tree. The tree may even look covered in purple warts or pimples when it is fully in season. It is often used in its native lands in South America much like grapes are used elsewhere.
Jabuticaba fruit looks like thick-skinned deep-purple grapes. Inside the pink or white sweet fleshy fruit. Embedded in the pulpy flesh are several large seeds. The fruit is typically eaten fresh or made into tarts, jams or wines and liqueurs.
Jack McCloskey
John William "Jack" McCloskey (October 19, 1925 – June 1, 2017) was an American basketball player, coach and executive. He played for the Philadelphia Warriors for one season in 1953. McCloskey coached the Portland Trail Blazers from 1972 through 1974. After coaching, he became general manager for the Minnesota Timberwolves and for the Detroit Pistons. He was born in Mahoney City, Pennsylvania.
McCloskey died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on June 1, 2017 at his home in Savannah, Georgia, aged 91.
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls is a city in west-central Montana. It is the county seat of Cascade County. The 2015 census estimates put the population at more than 59,000 people.
Great Falls takes its name from the series of five waterfalls close together along the upper Missouri River. It is home to the C. M. Russell Museum Complex, the University of Providence, and Great Falls College.Near the town is Malmstrom Air Force Base.
R. James Harvey
R. James Harvey (born Roland James Harvey; July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019), also known as James Harvey; was an American politician and judge. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Harvey was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan. He studied at the University of Michigan Law School.
Harvey first served as Mayor of Saginaw, Michigan from 1957 through 1959. From 1961 through 1974, Harvey served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th congressional district.
In 1974, he was nominated to serve as Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan by Richard Nixon. He would retire from this court in 1984 to serve as Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan after being promoted by President Ronald Reagan. Harvey officially retired from politics and law in 2002.
Harvey died at his home in Naples, Florida on July 20, 2019 at the age of 97.
J. B. Dauda
Joseph Bandabla Dauda (24 December 1942 – 1 June 2017) widely known as J. B Dauda, was a Sierra Leonean politician and economist. He was born in Kenema District, Sierra Leone. He was a member of the All People's Congress.
Dauda served as a member of the Parliament of Sierra Leone for Kenema from 1986 through 1992. Dauda served as Second Vice-President from 1991 until he was overthrown in 1992. He returned to politics by serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2010 through 2012.
Dauda died at a hospital in Accra, Ghana from a long-illness on the morning of 1 June 2017 at the age of 74.
Indian name
Indian names, written in roman letters may use the letters for the vowels to denote different sounds than is conventional in American or British English.
The Sanskrit/devanagari vowels अ (u̱nder), आ (ah), इ (in), ई (eat), उ (put), ऊ (boot), ए (ate), ऐ (add), ओ (oh - not as a diphthong), औ (ogre), are mapped to 'a', 'aa', 'i', 'ee', 'u', 'oo', 'ae', 'ei', 'o', 'ou', in that order, in most transcriptions of Indian names into English.
Thus ‘Ekamresh’ is pronounced ‘AkaamrAsh’ where the capitalized A’s represent the long ‘a’ (as in the name of the letter) and the 'aa' has the vowel sound in 'ah'. The short 'a' and short 'o' of American English are absent in Indian languages and their use can often result in mispronunciation of Indian names.