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or you can get all of History Daily plus other fantastic history podcasts at into a.m. on June 14th, 1985 in the skies above Greece. 39 year old flight attendant Ullie Derexon takes a seat in the galley of Trans World Airlines flight 847.

She has just finished her routine safety demonstration for the plane's 139 passengers and is taking the opportunity for a quick break.

It's a short two-hour flight from Athens to Rome,

but she knows she'll only have a few minutes of peace

before it's time for her other duties.

Her short break is soon interrupted though.

Uly signs as she hears the sound of raised voices in the main cabin. She gets to her feet and

pulls back the curtain separating the galley from the rest of the plane.

What she sees makes Uly's stomach drop.

Two men stand in the aisle yelling in a language that sounds like Arabic.

One is waving a pistol, the other holds something small

and round above his head. Blood rushes from Uly's face as she realizes it's a grenade.

Swallowing her fear, Uly urges passengers to stay seated as she strides forward to

confront the men. The two armed terrorists notice her and start shouting.

Uly puts her hands in the air trying to calm them, but one of the men knocks her to the floor.

Several passengers outraged by the sudden violence stand up as if they're about to intervene,

but then quickly retake their seats when the pistol is pointed their way.

The hijackers then dragged the dazed Uly down the aisle toward the front of the plane.

One of the men pounds on the door to the flight deck, but it doesn't open.

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