{"id":1863,"date":"2026-06-16T13:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:01:39","slug":"two-decades-ago-the-goodyear-blimp-crashed-in-broward-take-a-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1863","title":{"rendered":"Two decades ago, the Goodyear blimp crashed in Broward. 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