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Why is the 'Boeing Bust' still with us?
FromI Wonder Why...?
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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
May 11, 2012
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Podcast episode
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Maybe you’ve heard the line, "Will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights." That well-worn phrase came from a billboard in 1971 as the Boeing Company stalled and then fell into a tailspin. And while the "Boeing Bust" happened a long time ago, that economic slump, almost as much as the most recent one, is still a part of our collective consciousness. Why does it still resonate all these years later? Read more on I Wonder Why ... ?
Released:
May 11, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
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