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  2. 2007–2008 financial crisis - Wikipedia

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    The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis ( GFC ), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression. Predatory lending in the form of subprime mortgages targeting low-income homebuyers, [1] excessive risk-taking by global financial institutions, [2] a continuous buildup of toxic assets within banks ...

  3. Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors - Wikipedia

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    Alive tells the story of an Uruguayan rugby team (who were alumni of Stella Maris College ), and their friends and family who were involved in the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. The plane crashed into the Andes mountains on Friday 13 October 1972. Of the 45 people on the flight, only 16 survived 72 days of sub-zero temperatures.

  4. Crash (Ballard novel) - Wikipedia

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    Crash (Ballard novel) Crash. (Ballard novel) Crash is a novel by English author J. G. Ballard, first published in 1973 with cover designed by Bill Botten. It follows a group of car-crash fetishists who become sexually aroused by staging and participating in car accidents, inspired by the famous crashes of celebrities.

  5. 1992 Indian stock market scam - Wikipedia

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    The 1992 scam was a systematic fraud committed by Mehta in the Indian stock market which led to the complete collapse of security systems. He committed a scam of over 1 billion from the banking system to buy stocks on the Bombay Stock Exchange. [3] This impacted the entire exchange system as the security system collapsed and investors lost ...

  6. See photos of the real 1972 Andes plane crash that ... - AOL

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    Gina Vivinetto. Updated March 1, 2024 at 2:57 PM. "Society of the Snow" is earning raves for its a ccurate depiction of the terrifying 1972 plane crash in the Andes mountains that involved a ...

  7. Subprime mortgage crisis - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The American subprime mortgage crisis was a multinational financial crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010 that contributed to the 2007–2008 global financial crisis. [1] [2] The crisis led to a severe economic recession, with millions of people losing their jobs and many businesses going bankrupt.

  8. Roswell incident - Wikipedia

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    Roswell incident. /  33.95028°N 105.31417°W  / 33.95028; -105.31417. The Roswell incident is a collection of events and myths surrounding the 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon near Roswell, New Mexico. Operated from the nearby Alamogordo Army Air Field and part of the top secret Project Mogul, the balloon was ...

  9. Asiana Airlines Flight 214 - Wikipedia

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    187. Survivors. 304. Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was a scheduled transpacific passenger flight originating from Incheon International Airport near Seoul, South Korea. On the morning of July 6, 2013, the Boeing 777-200ER operating the flight stalled and crashed on final approach into San Francisco International Airport in the United States.