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“Carmageddon” (car + Armageddon) is a related term involving cars. “Trainmageddon"/"Trainageddon” (train + Armageddon) is a related term involving trains.
Wikipedia: Airmageddon
Airmageddon is a children’s technological game show that aired on CBBC from 20 February to 18 December 2016 and is hosted by Will Best and Rachel Stringer. The show involves teams of children using radio-controlled drones.
CBS News
What’s ahead for travelers during July 4 “airmageddon”
BY PETER GREENBERG
JULY 1, 2022 / 6:00 AM / CBS NEWS
As the U.S. prepares for what some in the industry are calling “airmageddon,” travelers are bracing for a possible meltdown at airlines, airports and security and customs checkpoints, not to mention hotels and hotel services.
AAA predicts roughly 42 million Americans will take a road trip by car of 50 miles or more.
Gateway Pundit
Travel Hell: Hundreds of Flights Cancelled Across US as Industry Braces For July 4 “Airmageddon”
By Cristina Laila
Published July 1, 2022 at 12:19pm
More than 7,000 flights were canceled over Memorial Day weekend and airline officials fear there will be a similar meltdown at airports across the US this holiday weekend.
More than 300 flights were canceled across the US by Thursday evening as the airline industry braces for July 4 “Airmageddon.”
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeye's fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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