History: April 26 (#4)

History: April 26 (#4)
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April 26, 1994 China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.

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On April 26, in the year 1994: China Airlines Flight 140 crash es at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board. Nagoya Airfield , also known as Komaki Airport or Nagoya Airport, is an airport within the local government areas of Toyoyama, Komaki, Kasugai and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Why April 26, 1994 matters: China Airlines Flight 140 cr ashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 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 26, 1994 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in histor y: two 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: China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Airfield (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)