1999 ⟶ EgyptAir Flight 990 Crash
October 31: EgyptAir Flight 990, travelling from New York Ci...
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💥 World Trade Center Bombing
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United States✈️ ValuJet Flight 592 Crash in Florida Everglades
May 11: After takeoff from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board.⟶
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United States🛕 Luxor Massacre at Temple of Hatshepsut
November 17: 62 people are killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt.⟶
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Egypt✈️ EgyptAir Flight 990 Crash
October 31: EgyptAir Flight 990, travelling from New York City to Cairo, crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on board.⟶
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United StatesEgypt✈️ American Airlines Flight 587 Crashes in New York
November 12: Crash of American Airlines Flight 587.⟶
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United States✈️ US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River Landing
January 15: US Airways Flight 1549 ditches in the Hudson River in an accident that becomes known as the "Miracle on the Hudson", as all 155 people on board are rescued.⟶
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