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Forty years ago it was a disaster, but the simple radio station promotion known as Disco Demolition has a legacy that’s considerably more complicated.

Nearly 40 years before the grounding of the 737 Max Boeing-made aircraft following two deadly crashes, the U.S. witnessed its deadliest airplane disaster just outside Chicago's O’Hare International Airport. WBBM Newsradio looks back and flashes forward to the positive legacy on aviation safety today because of what happened to American Airlines Flight 191 on May 25, 1979.