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30 years ago: When Mt. Trashmore 'blew up' in an April Fools' Day prank
Breaking NewsApril 1, 1992: a day that will live in infamy. Or at least it was for anyone who lived and worked near Mount Trashmore at the time.3:01 PM EDT April 1, 2018VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — April 1, 1992, started out like any other Wednesday morning in Hampton Roads.But soon a radio morning show's announcement sent residents living near Mount Trashmore into a panic, with families showing up at emergency shelters and the city's 911 lines getting tied up with concerned callers.It was the day Mount Trashmore blew up.OK, not really.WNOR-FM 99's morning show DJs at the time, Henry "The Bull"...…Breaking NewsApril 1, 1992: a day that will live in infamy. Or at least it was for anyone who lived and worked near Mount Trashmore at the time.3:01 PM EDT April 1, 2018VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — April 1, 1992, started out like any other Wednesday morning in Hampton Roads.But soon a radio morning show's announcement sent residents living near Mount Trashmore into a panic, with families showing up at emergency shelters and the city's 911 lines getting tied up with concerned callers.It was the day Mount Trashmore blew up.OK, not really.WNOR-FM 99's morning show DJs at the time, Henry "The Bull"...WW…
Saw a pink cloud? It came from a rocket launch.
Breaking NewsYou may have seen a colorful cloud in the sky on Wednesday evening. The source: a suborbital sounding rocket launched from Wallops Island.8:02 PM EST March 3, 2021NORFOLK, Va. — You may have noticed an unusual, pinkish cloud hanging in the sky Wednesday evening.The cause of the cloud? It was the payload for a sounding rocket that launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore.The rocket flew up to the edge of the atmosphere and released a small amount of vapor into the near-vacuum of space. NASA said it was only about the equivalent of two barbecue grill...…Breaking NewsYou may have seen a colorful cloud in the sky on Wednesday evening. The source: a suborbital sounding rocket launched from Wallops Island.8:02 PM EST March 3, 2021NORFOLK, Va. — You may have noticed an unusual, pinkish cloud hanging in the sky Wednesday evening.The cause of the cloud? It was the payload for a sounding rocket that launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore.The rocket flew up to the edge of the atmosphere and released a small amount of vapor into the near-vacuum of space. NASA said it was only about the equivalent of two barbecue grill...WW…
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