Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran After Exile, February 1, 1979

Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States. Date: October 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Francisco Macías Nguema Executed by Soldiers from Western Sahara, September 29, 1979Car…

The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy. Date: September 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Voyager 1 Proves Volcanoes on Io, Jupiter Moon March 8, 1979Pope John…

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 1979South Korea Coup d’État on December 12, 1979Air New Zealand Flight 901 Crashes…

Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man-powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross. Date: June 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Kiribati Gains Independence from United Kingdom,…

SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984. 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 from 1979Blair Peach Fatally Injured…