Jerry Rawlings Takes Power in Ghana After Military Coup, June 4, 1979

SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. Date: June 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ixtoc I Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico, June 3, 1979Smallpox Eradication Certified,…

Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile. Date: February 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979New Jewel Movement Ousts Grenada PM Eric Gairy, March 13, 1979Blair Peach…

Sony introduces the Walkman. Date: July 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pope John Paul II First Official Foreign Visits to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Mexico, January 25, 1979Saint Lucia Gains Independence from…

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 1979Phnom…

The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. Date: February 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Workers, March 17, 1979El Salvador Coup Overthrows President Romero, Begins Civil War – October 15, 1979Car…