Date: April 23, 1979
A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario. Date: November 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pope John Paul II First Official…
Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Date: October 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Windstorm Sinks Hood Canal Bridge Section in Washington, February 13, 1979U.S. Department of Education Created by Organization…
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 1979US Embassy Islamabad Attacked and Burned by Mob, Four Killed, November 21, 1979Canadian Pacific…
U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. Date: July 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Richard Petty Wins Record Sixth…
Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupts. Between 80 and 100 people are killed. Date: April 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Airey Neave…
ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan National Guard soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle during the Nicaraguan Revolution. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime. Date: June 20, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅…