Date: February 20, 1979
A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Downeast…
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: May 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iliwerung Volcano Landslide Triggers Deadly Tsunami in Indonesia, July 18, 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns…
A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario. Date: November 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Liberia Rice Price Protest Clashes Kill…
Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran. Date: December 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979British House of Commons Passes No Confidence Vote, March 28, 1979MTR Hong Kong…
Swissair Flight 316 crashes at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, killing 14. Date: October 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Amtrak Superliner Railcar Enters Revenue Service February 26, 1979Interflug Il-18 Crashes at…
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: May 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979East German Escape by Homemade Hot Air Balloon, September 16, 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse…