85 Years Ago Today: High Winds Toppled Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Name: After NASA Mistake, Voyager 2 Communications Return
Uploaded: 2023-08-05T12:02:16.000-04:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: A command sent by mistake temporarily ceased communications between NASA and the 1970’s-era space probe Voyager 2. An “interstellar shout” was sent in hopes it would reach the spacecraft and command it to reorient itself. Luckily the command was successful and NASA has reestablished communications.

November 21, 2025

On Nov. 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed into the strait of Puget Sound. The jaw-dropping moment was captured in stunning detail on black and white video. See it for yourself and learn why this bridge got a nickname that warned of what was to come.

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85 Years Ago Today: High Winds Toppled Tacoma Narrows Bridge

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