SALT II Signed by U.S. and Soviet Union, June 18, 1979
Date: June 18, 1979
Date: June 18, 1979
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license. Date: October 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 18 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Typhoon Tip: Largest, Most Intense Tropical…
The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by one vote, precipitating a general election. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Richard Petty Wins…
Third Indochina War: CambodianβVietnamese War: Phnom Penh falls to the advancing Vietnamese troops, driving out Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Date: January 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 7 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iranian Revolution Establishes Islamic…
Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: February 22, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mother Teresa Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, October 17, 1979Soviet Venera Probes Hit by Gamma Rays, Soft Gamma…
Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah. Date: April 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Tehran International Women’s Day Protest Sit-In Peaks with 15,000 Women March 10,…
John Spenkelink, a convicted murderer, is executed in Florida; he is the first person to be executed in the state after the reintroduction of capital punishment in 1976. Date: May 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today)…