Flight 911 headed for downtown Manhatten

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In the 1980s Michael Burke made a documentary series called "Connections". At the start of the first episode he stood at the top of the World Trade Centre and talked about a power cut that, amongst other things, left Flight 911 flying towards the towers of Manhattan without any navigation or radio contact.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:46:56 +0000Coincidence ID:3542

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Sat, 14/01/2012 - 9:01am

Robert Heinlein's novel "Stranger in a Strange Land" features a World President who is dominated by his wife, who in turn has an astrologer on retainer to provide advice about world events.