17 July 1996 July 17, 2011 Author: Staff Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Flight 800 explodes, killing all on board. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way." Marcel Proust — Click here for more from Marcel Proust Related posts: 4 July 1569 Categories: History Tags: 17 July, 1996