Date: January 25, 1979
Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown. Date: June 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran After…
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 1979Aeroflot Flight 1691 Crashes Near Vnukovo Airport, 58 Killed, March…
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)…
Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. Date: November 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Car Bomb Targets Nazi…
Typhoon Tip becomes the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded. Date: October 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Saint Lucia Gains Independence from the United Kingdom, February 22, 1979Windstorm Sinks Hood…
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 1979Sony…