History: August 2 (#5)

History: August 2 (#5)
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August 2, 1985 Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137.

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Commentary

On August 2, in the year 1985: Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137. The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation.

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Why August 2, 1985 matters: Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a L ockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137. 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: August 2, 1985 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: Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)