History: April 22 (#4)

History: April 22 (#4)
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April 22, 1974 Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board.

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On April 22, in the year 1974: Pan Am Flight 812 cr ashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board. Bali is an Indonesian island and province and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.

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Why April 22, 1974 matters: Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approa ch to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: April 22, 1974 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: tw o world wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)