Date: March 30, 1979
Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners. Date: August 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Soviet Forces Occupy Kabul in Afghan…
The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch. Date: March 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ghost…
Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States. Date: October 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Blair Peach Fatally Injured at Southall Anti-Nazi Protest, April 23, 1979Red River…
The Conservative Party wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female British Prime Minister. Date: May 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to…
In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert. 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 1979Mother Teresa Awarded Nobel…
Third Indochina War: Cambodian–Vietnamese 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 → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ghost Train Fire at…