Date: May 25, 1979
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed. Date: April 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran After Exile, February 1, 1979Idi Amin Deposed in Uganda April 11,…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979US-China Diplomatic Relations and Taiwan Relations…
The Superliner railcar enters revenue service with Amtrak. Date: February 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 Crash at O’Hare, May 25, 1979Phnom Penh Falls to Vietnamese Troops, Khmer…
Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people. Date: March 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979US-China Diplomatic Relations and Taiwan Relations Act Enter January 1, 1979Phnom Penh…
A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m3) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded. Date: June 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day…
A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo. Date: January 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…