17 July 1996 July 16, 2021 Author: Staff TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. Famous Words of Inspiration..."It is always thus, impelled by a state of mind which is destined not to last, that we make our irrevocable decisions." Marcel Proust — Click here for more from Marcel Proust Related posts: 17 July 1996 29 February 1996 10 February 1996 3 July 1996 27 July 1996 11 May 1996 11 May 1996 11 May 1996 11 May 1996 13 March 1996 Categories: History Tags: 17 July, 1996