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Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Rindt was in the habit of using only four points on the five-point harness then available and did not wear the crotch straps as he wanted to be able to exit the car quickly in the event of fire. As a result, upon impact he slid under the belts and suffered fatal throat injuries.
(5 September 1970)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

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Consolidated Edison Plant

West 64th Street, New York, New York, United States.

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Saturday 16th of November 1940 (x) — Electrician George Metesky leaves his first bomb, a short length of brass pipe filled with gunpowder with an ignition mechanism made of sugar and flashlight batteries, on the window sill
Metesky's device was found before it could go off. It was wrapped in a note written in distinctive block letters and signed 'F.P.', stating "CON EDISON CROOKS – THIS IS FOR YOU." F.P. stood for 'Fair Play'.