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Look out for the 'Skutnik' during Trump's State of the Union

  • Written by Anthony F. Arrigo, Associate Professor, Writing Rhetoric and Communication, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Look out for the 'Skutnik' during Trump's State of the UnionLennie Skutnik, center front, at Reagan's State of the Union address.AP Photo/File

On a bitterly cold and snowy day in January 1982, Air Florida flight 90 took off from Washington D.C. heading to Tampa, Florida.

Immediately after takeoff the plane began experiencing problems from the ice that had formed on its wings. It plummeted, skipping off...

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