Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak Hits Wichita Falls, 42 Killed, April 10, 1979

Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people. Date: April 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pluto Enters Neptune’s Orbit for First Time, February 7, 1979Warrenpoint…

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 1979East German Escape by Homemade Hot Air Balloon, September 16, 1979US-China Diplomatic Relations and Taiwan Relations Act…

Sony introduces the Walkman. Date: July 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Phnom Penh Falls to Vietnamese Troops, Khmer Rouge Ousted – January 7, 1979Voyager 1 Proves Volcanoes on Io, Jupiter Moon March…

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed. Date: April 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence from United Kingdom, October 27, 1979New Jewel Movement Ousts Grenada PM Eric Gairy,…

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 1979Chrysler Requests $1.5 Billion U.S. Bailout to Avoid…

Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: May 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Tehran International Women’s Day Protest Sit-In Peaks with 15,000 Women March 10, 1979South…