July 2, 1994
USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
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On July 2, in the year 1994:
USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
USAir Flight 1016 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight in the southeastern United States, between Columbia, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Why July 2, 1994 matters:
USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 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: July 2, 1994
The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: 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: USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAir_Flight_1016 (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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