Hastie Fire in Hull Kills Three Schoolboys, Leads to Bruce Lee Arrest, December 4, 1979

Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers are arrested. Date: December 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Philips Publicly Demonstrates Compact Disc for First Time, March 8,…

Sony introduces the Walkman. Date: July 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Aeroflot Flight 1691 Crashes Near Vnukovo Airport, 58 Killed, March 17, 1979SS Atlantic Empress Collision Causes Largest Ship-Borne Oil Spill July…

Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament (MP), is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility. Date: March 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…

America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. Date: July 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979French-Supported Coup Overthrows Emperor Bokassa I, September 20,…

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 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Workers, March 17, 1979Skylab Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere…