History: October 4 (#5)

History: October 4 (#5)
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October 4, 1992 El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground.

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On October 4, in the year 1992: El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apa rtment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground. On 4 October 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft of the Israeli airline El Al, crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Why October 4, 1992 matters: El Al Flight 1862 crashes in to two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on 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: October 4, 1992 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: El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_1862 (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)