Date: March 30, 1979
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American Airlines Flight 191: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground. Date: May 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1979Ixtoc I Oil Spill in Gulf of…
Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Date: November 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this…
The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights draws approximately 100,000 people. Date: October 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sverdlovsk Anthrax Leak Kills 66, Livestock, April 2, 1979Red River…
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House. Date: October 6, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Cincinnati Who Concert Crush Kills 11 Fans, December 3, 1979Saint Vincent and…
Blair Peach, a British activist, is fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London. Date: April 23, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…