Date: November 20, 1979
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The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semฤnฤtoarea in Bucharest, Romania. Date: November 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Margaret Thatcher Becomes First Female UK Prime…
An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 0.5-mile (0.80ย km) long section of the Hood Canal Bridge. Date: February 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Airey Neave Assassinated by Car Bomb at…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
The Conservative Party wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female British Prime Minister. Date: May 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iran Becomes Islamic Republic,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
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 โ ๐ Other events on November 3 ๐ Events on this…