Mysterious Nuclear-Like Flash Near Prince Edward Islands September 22, 1979
Date: September 22, 1979
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Date: September 22, 1979
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Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man-powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross. Date: June 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 12 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Last Iranian Shah Flees Iran for…
Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him. Date: June 22, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 22 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mount…
Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Date: November 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 3 π Events on this…
Equatorial Guinean dictator Francisco MacΓas Nguema is executed by soldiers from Western Sahara. Date: September 29, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 29 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Maoists Launch Bala Hissar Uprising Against Afghan Government, August 5, 1979Car Bomb…
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 β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today)…
Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupts. Between 80 and 100 people are killed. Date: April 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Varig Boeing…