On the evening of July 17,1996, a TWA jet bound for Paris exploded shortly after taking off from Kennedy Airport, killing all 230 aboard and raining debris over the Atlantic Ocean south of the Moriches Inlet.

Here is Newsday's special section on the explosion of TWA's Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

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Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

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Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

Credit: Newsday

Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

Credit: Newsday

Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

Credit: Newsday

Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

Credit: Newsday

Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

Credit: Newsday

Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

Credit: Newsday

Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

Credit: Newsday

Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

Credit: Newsday

Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

Credit: Newsday

Newsday's special section on the explosion of Flight 800, published on Friday, July 19, 1996.

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