Ghost Train Fire at Luna Park Kills Seven, June 9, 1979
Date: June 9, 1979
Date: June 9, 1979
Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran. Date: May 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mount…
Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. Date: March 8, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979First Black-Led Rhodesian Government Takes Power June 1, 1979White Night Riots in San Francisco After…
Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: February 22, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iranian Revolution Establishes Islamic Theocracy Under Khomeini β February 11, 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Begins, February 17, 1979First Black-Led…
The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN. Date: March 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 19 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pope John Paul II First Official Visit to…
The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries. Date: April 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 14 π Events on…
The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'Γ©tat. Date: March 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 13 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pluto Enters Neptune’s Orbit for…