Date: June 3, 1979
Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: February 22, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Konstantinos Karamanlis Signs Greece’s EEC Accession Treaty, May 28, 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Workers, March 17,…
Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people. Date: April 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Amtrak Superliner Railcar Enters Revenue Service February 26, 1979Airey Neave…
Blair Peach, a British activist, is fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London. Date: April 23, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Kabul…
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 1979Airey Neave Assassinated by Car Bomb…
Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown. Date: June 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Workers,…