Sadat, Begin, Carter Sign Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty – March 26, 1979
Date: March 26, 1979
Date: March 26, 1979
Aeroflot Flight 1691 crashes on approach to Vnukovo International Airport, killing 58. Date: March 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979FCC Allows Unlicensed Home Satellite Earth Stations – October 18, 1979Windstorm Sinks Hood…
The Superliner railcar enters revenue service with Amtrak. Date: February 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Canadian Pacific Chemical Freight Train Derails in Mississauga, November 10, 1979Saint Lucia Gains Independence from the United…
The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries. Date: April 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 14 ๐ Events on…
Third Indochina War: CambodianโVietnamese War: Phnom Penh falls to the advancing Vietnamese troops, driving out Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Date: January 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Philips Demonstrates Compact Disc…
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: May 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Bolivia Coup: Colonel Alberto Natusch Overthrows Government, November 1, 1979Pope John Paul II…
Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Date: January 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979White Night Riots in San Francisco…