Talk:Rockville Centre train crash
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[edit]- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:04, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
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- ... that the Rockville Centre train crash, which killed 32 people, was the deadliest accident in Long Island Rail Road history until surpassed by a deadlier crash the same year? Source: Fischler, Stan (2007). Long Island Rail Road. Voyageur Press. p. 106
- ALT1:... that one hour after the Rockville Centre train crash, there were an estimated 30,000 people near the scene, many of whom attempted to observe from several miles away? Source: NY Daily News
- ALT2:... that the Rockville Centre train crash, which killed 32, was one of two Long Island Rail Road crashes in 1950 that collectively killed over a hundred people? Source: Newsday 2019
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sangrador
- Comment: My first option is to run this nomination on February 17, 2020, the 70th anniversary of the crash. Any other date is fine if that is not available.
Created by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 04:22, 30 December 2019 (UTC).
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