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In 1991, the number of deaths in air crashes was also nearly 5x the number of deaths in 2017. A plane crashing in 1991 was, for better or worse, just news. But
by puranjay 7y ago
In 1991, the number of deaths in air crashes was also nearly 5x the number of deaths in 2017. A plane crashing in 1991 was, for better or worse, just news.
But today, a plane crashing due to an engineering failure is rare enough that it makes headlines that people don't forget easily
- rangibaby 7y ago> A plane crashing in 1991 was, for better or worse, just news. IDK, the Lockerbie and TWA crashes were all over the news for what seemed like years
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoThey weren't "just" plane crashes. Most of the follow up surrounded the terrorism and hunt for the bombers...