Iran Hostage Crisis: Khomeini Orders Release of 13 Hostages, November 19, 1979
Date: November 19, 1979
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Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ending the war. Date: March 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Varig Boeing 707 Freighter Disappears Over Pacific Ocean, January 30,…
Images taken by Voyager 1 prove the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter. Date: March 8, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 Crash at O’Hare, May…
Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people. Date: April 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Workers, March 17, 1979Idi Amin…
Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S.C. Mundawarara. Date: December 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 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…
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. Date: February 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sverdlovsk Anthrax Leak Kills 66, Livestock, April 2, 1979Margaret Thatcher Becomes First Female UK Prime Minister May 4, 1979Jeremy Thorpe Acquitted…