Date: November 12, 1979
A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. Date: July 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education. Date: October 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mount Marapi Eruption Kills 100 in Sumatra April 30, 1979Air New Zealand Flight…
The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy. Date: September 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Idi Amin Deposed in Uganda April 11, 1979Mysterious Nuclear-Like Flash Near Prince…
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 📅…
Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital. Date: December 23, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979French-Supported Coup Overthrows Emperor Bokassa I, September 20, 1979White Night Riots in San Francisco After…
Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: February 22, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Malta Labour Party Supporters Attack Times of Malta, Nationalist Sites, October 15, 1979Nur Muhammad Taraki Assassinated; Hafizullah…