Interflug Il-18 Crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, 10 Killed, March 26, 1979

The first Ariane 1 rocket is launched from ELA-1 at the Guiana Space Centre. Date: December 24, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 Crashes at Doha Airport, March 14,…

White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. Date: May 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Margaret Thatcher Becomes…

Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S.C. Mundawarara. Date: December 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…

In accord with the Egypt–Israel peace treaty, Israel begins its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula. Date: July 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979British House of Commons Passes No Confidence Vote, March 28,…

The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch. Date: March 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Habib…