1996 ⟶ TWA Flight 800 Explodes Off Long Island

July 17: TWA Flight 800 crash.
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✈️ TWA Flight 800 Explodes Off Long Island

July 17: TWA Flight 800 crash.⟶
TWA Flight 800 Explodes Off Long Island (1996)
AviationAir DisasterAccident InvestigationTransportation SafetyCommercial Aviation
United StatesUnited 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.⟶
ValuJet Flight 592 Crash in Florida Everglades (1996)
AviationAviation SafetyAir CrashFloridaDisasterTransportation
United StatesUnited States

💥 Centennial Olympic Park Bombing

July 27: Centennial Olympic Park bombing.⟶
Centennial Olympic Park Bombing (1996)
TerrorismBombingOlympic GamesViolenceSecurityCrimeDomestic TerrorismInvestigation
United StatesUnited States

✈️ American Airlines Flight 587 Crashes in New York

November 12: Crash of American Airlines Flight 587.⟶
American Airlines Flight 587 Crashes in New York (2001)
AviationAccidentAir DisasterNew YorkTerrorismCommercial Aviation
United StatesUnited States

🔥 Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island

February 20: The Station nightclub fire.⟶
Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island (2003)
FireDisasterSafety RegulationsTragedy
United StatesUnited 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.⟶
US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River Landing (2009)
AviationAccidentsAirlinesRescueEmergency ResponseSafetyNew York
United StatesUnited States