When I began contacting the survivors, they thought I was a prank caller.
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The Forgotten Bombing of LaGuardia Airport
July 07, 20265:40 AM
Until 6:30 p.m., the evening of Dec. 29, 1975, had been like most others at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. The main terminal wasn’t terribly crowded. Two flights had arrived in the past hour: one from Indianapolis, the other from Cincinnati. Most everyone had cleared out by then, but there were stragglers.
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