Air New Zealand Flight 901 Crashes into Mount Erebus, 1979 November 28, 1979

U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". Date: July 15, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Jimmy Carter Freezes Iranian Assets Amid Hostage Crisis, November 14, 1979Bucharest Metro Line M1 Opens from Timpuri…

The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: July 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Israel Begins Sinai Withdrawal Under Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, July 25, 1979US Embassy Islamabad Attacked…

Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein. Date: July 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Dieng Plateau Earthquake Releases Poisonous Gas, Kills 149, February 20, 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Ends…

Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people. Date: March 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Soviet Venera Probes Hit by Gamma Rays, Soft Gamma Repeaters Discovered March…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license. Date: October 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979U.S. Department of Education Created by…