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unusual facts about LaGuardia


Pedro Richards

The son of a Black British father and a Spanish mother, Richards was taken by his mother at an early age to Laguardia, Álava and lived there until the age of 11 when they moved to Nottingham.


Flight 405

USAir Flight 405, a Fokker F28 which crashed in 1992 whilst attempting to lift off from LaGuardia airport in New York

Gaza in Crisis

Any political opposition to Israel within the U.S. was however undermined by American politician Fiorello H. LaGuardia, pioneer of identity politics, and Canadian journalist Isaiah L. Kenen, founder of lobby group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Josh Ostrander

ECC came about when the two members, formally of Laguardia, left their first major label record deal with Universal Republic only to sign back to the Universal family via Geffen Records after the two released a self produced EP called The Southampton Collection under the ECC moniker.

Middle College Program

It opened in 1974 as an alternative high school under the joint auspices of the New York City Board of Education and LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York.

Monica Keena

Soon after starting her classes at LaGuardia, Keena played in her first role in a short film Burning Love.

OutHistory

Co-Director: Karen Miller, Associate Professor of Urban Studies and History, LaGuardia Community College

Paul Mijksenaar

Mijksenaar is a specialist in creating visual information systems, such as wayfinding signage for railway stations and airports including New York's JFK and LaGuardia, New Jersey's Newark, and Amsterdam's Schiphol.

The Airport

Due to their having to rebook and a rerouting of their flight, George and Kramer go between JFK and LaGuardia to pick them up.

United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs

Justice Harlan wrote a brief concurrence, in which he agreed with Brennan's discussion of pendent jurisdiction, but disagreed with his interpretation of the standard of proof required for a claim under the Norris-LaGuardia Act.

United States v. Place

The Miami officers alerted DEA agents at LaGuardia to their suspicions about Place.


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