Aeroflot Flight 1691 Crashes Near Vnukovo Airport, Killing 58, March 17, 1979

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 1979First National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Draws 100,000, October…

The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by one vote, precipitating a general election. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Soviet Sverdlovsk Anthrax…

A package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. Date: November 15, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt. Date: January 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Kabul Militants Kidnap and Kill U.S. Ambassador Adolph…