Ghost Train Fire at Luna Park Kills Seven, June 9, 1979

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 1979Jimmy Carter Signs Secret Aid Directive…

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 1979Israel Begins Sinai Withdrawal Under Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, July 25, 1979Western Washington Windstorm…

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)…

ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan National Guard soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle during the Nicaraguan Revolution. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime. Date: June 20, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅…

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…