Yes - it is a perfect example of US myopia.

I would have thought that the Tenerife disaster made an impact.

Indeed it did. But most US citizens would not have a clue where Tenerife
is.

You don't need to know where Tenerife is, as long as you know what happened
there, and why it was significant...

I would think you could at least double the list, and still be missing some
very important disasters/near disasters that have had large effect on
aviation.
--
Jim in NC