Israel's main international airport lies near Lod, south-east of Tel Aviv. Its origins go back to an airfield built in the British Mandate period, when it was known as Lydda Airport and served as a link on imperial air routes. After 1948 it was taken over by the new state of Israel and gradually expanded, becoming the country's principal gateway for travellers. In 1973 it was renamed after David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister. It has been the scene of several attacks, including a massacre by Japanese Red Army gunmen in 1972, and today it is among the more tightly secured airports in the world.
Before and after
- 21 February 1937Birth of Harald V of Norway
- 2 March 1937Birth of Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
- 6 March 1937Birth of Valentina Tereshkova
- from 31 March 1937 to 1 July 1937Biscay Campaign
- April 1937Construction of Ben Gurion Airport
- 5 April 1937Construction of Václav Havel Airport Prague
- 22 April 1937Birth of Jack Nicholson
- 27 April 1937Bombing of Guernica
- 28 April 1937Birth of Saddam Hussein
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1921Publication of İstiklâl Marşı
- 2 February 1922Publication of Ulysses
- 19 September 1926Construction of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
- 1932First edition of Venice Film Festival
- 8 July 1936Construction of Frankfurt Airport
- 1942Publication of The Stranger
The era
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