Date: June 3, 1979
American Airlines Flight 191: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground. Date: May 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt. Date: January 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak Hits Wichita Falls,…
Downeast Airlines Flight 46 crashes on approach to Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland, Maine, killing 17. Date: May 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Margaret Thatcher Becomes First Female UK Prime Minister…
The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights draws approximately 100,000 people. Date: October 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Three Mile Island Nuclear Meltdown and Coolant Leak March 28,…
The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven. Date: June 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979South Africa Grants Independence to Venda Homeland, September 13, 1979ABC News Correspondent Bill Stewart…
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Date: February 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pope John Paul II First Official Visit to Communist Poland, June…