Date: October 21, 1979
The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers. Date: March 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwan Pro-Democracy Protests Suppressed, Organizers Arrested, December 10, 1979Mount Marapi Eruption Kills 100…
Aeroflot Flight 1691 crashes on approach to Vnukovo International Airport, killing 58. Date: March 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979NORAD Nuclear False Alarm Detected, November 9, 1979Ghost Train Fire at Luna Park…
Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ending the war. Date: March 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iliwerung Volcano Landslide Triggers Deadly Tsunami in Indonesia, July 18,…
The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN. Date: March 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Air New Zealand Flight 901 Crashes into Mount…
Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages. Date: November 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979First National March on Washington for…
The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill. Date: July 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Western Airlines Flight 2605 Crashes in Mexico…