Word: mph
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...possibly began breaking up in midair - before falling into the ocean. That might suggest a last-ditch attempt by the crew to gain control of the stricken craft, which could have broken up under structural stress if the pilot had attempted to pull too quickly out of a 700-mph dive. But the cause of that initial dive - like everything else associated with Flight 990's final moments - remains in the province of speculation, which can't begin to be resolved before the flight data recorders have been analyzed. And those remain on the ocean floor off Nantucket, as stormy...
...unconditional love. And, perhaps above all, they were a chance to feel invincible. Our seats were about 20 rows behind home plate, a perfect vantage point to see the giants of October. Reggie Jackson hitting the ball into the stratosphere. Goose Gossage fastballs coming straight at us in 100 mph 3-D. I sat one seat behind Christopher Reeves. Throughout the game, I kept marveling over how puny Superman looked in front of my real-life superheroes...
Still not in field goal position because it was going against a 25 mph wind, Harvard gave it to Menick twice for six yards. He then broke up the middle on a cutback to the Princeton 9 for a first down on third-and-4. Before the drive, the Crimson was 2-of-12 on third down conversions, but Harvard found a way to execute when it mattered...
Murphy was probably also influenced by the strong wind, which was blowing 25 mph into Giampaolo's face...
...With a 30 mph wind at his back, in terms of distance it was like kicking a 35-yard field goal," Murphy said. "He still had to gauge it from right-to-left, but in terms of distance he could've hit it from...