Cold War: Nuclear false alarm: The NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, detect a purported massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early-warning radars, the alert is cancelled. Date: November 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages. Date: November 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico. Date: November 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Bolivia, Colonel Alberto Natusch executes a bloody coup d'état against the constitutional government of Wálter Guevara. Date: November 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people. Date: October 31, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: October 27, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
Park Chung Hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu. Date: October 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs. Date: October 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)