U.S. House Begins C-SPAN Broadcasts of Daily Business, March 19, 1979

The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état. Date: March 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pope John Paul II First…

Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament (MP), is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility. Date: March 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community. Date: May 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 Crash at O’Hare, May…

The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. Date: February 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Soviet Venera Probes Hit by Gamma Rays, Soft Gamma Repeaters Discovered March 5, 1979Sadat, Begin, Carter Sign Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty -…

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed. Date: April 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Phnom Penh Falls to Vietnamese Troops, Khmer Rouge Driven Out, January 7, 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Begins, February 17, 1979SAETA Flight…