Downeast Airlines Flight 46 Crash in Rockland, Maine – May 30, 1979

Afghan leader Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party. Date: September 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979First…

Richard Petty wins a then-record sixth Daytona 500 after leaders Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crash on the final lap of the first NASCAR race televised live flag-to-flag. Date: February 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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 1979New Jewel Movement Ousts Eric Gairy in Grenada Coup, March 13, 1979Airey…

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: October 27, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Interflug Il-18 Crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, March 26, 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse…

Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ending the war. Date: March 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iranian Revolution Establishes Islamic Theocracy Under Khomeini — February 11,…