This morning the entire city looked up as the Space Shuttle Enterprise flew over it, and then landed at JFK. Now let's take a look back at this amazing shot of the same shuttle flying over Manhattan on June 10th, 1983. This was taken on a return flight from a world tour, where it was even on display at the Paris Air Show. On that day in 1983, the NY Times wrote:
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Flashback: When The Shuttle Flew Over NYC In 1983
Before The Black Eyed Peas And Taylor Swift, Diana Ross Was Rained Out Of Central Park
The day after Taylor Swift and the Black Eyed Peas were rained out of Central Park, a look back at Diana Ross's famous 1983 weather-doomed concert in the same spot.
Video of the Day: Making of the HBO Starship Intro
Remember that introduction to HBO programming back in the 80s, the one that soared over a lavish scale model of a Gothamesque cityscape, then out above the suburbs and beyond toward a seductive glow on the horizon, before abruptly blasting up into the cosmos where the HBO logo twirled like some benevolent entertainment monolith? Well, here’s a funny short documentary about how they put together that state of the art intro intended to "tease and tantalize your eye."
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