History: August 13 (#5)

History: August 13 (#5)
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August 13, 1973 Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground.

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Commentary

On August 13, in the year 1973: Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground. A Coruña Airport, formerly known as Alvedro Airport, is the airport serving the Galician city of A Coruña in northwestern Spain.

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Why August 13, 1973 matters: Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approa ch to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground. 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 13, 1973 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two wo rld 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: Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Coru%C3%B1a_Airport (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)