Date: January 1, 1979
Quebecair Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, killing 17. Date: March 29, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Jeremy Thorpe Acquitted of Conspiracy to Murder…
In Kabul, Setami Milli militants kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police. Date: February 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Conservative Party wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female British Prime Minister. Date: May 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Richard Petty Wins Record…
The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état. Date: March 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Aeroflot Flight 1691 Crashes Near…
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 1979British…
Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. Date: March 8, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Workers, March 17, 1979Sinila Crater Earthquake Releases Poisonous Gas, Kills…