Date: December 10, 1979
The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: July 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979US-China Diplomatic Relations and Taiwan Relations Act Enter January 1, 1979Greensboro Massacre: Communist Workers…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Israel Begins…
US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis. Date: November 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ixtoc I Oil…
America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. Date: July 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran After Exile, February…
Cold War: Nuclear false alarm: The NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, detect a purported massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early-warning radars, the alert is cancelled. Date: November 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
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 → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this…