Date: November 19, 1979
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 1979Israel Begins Sinai Withdrawal Under Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, July 25,…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Third Indochina War: Cambodian–Vietnamese 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 → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Blair Peach Fatally Injured…
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 coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil War. Date: October 15, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979US-China Diplomatic Relations and Taiwan Relations…
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 1979First National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Draws 100,000, October…