Israel Begins Sinai Withdrawal Under Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, July 25, 1979
Date: July 25, 1979
Date: July 25, 1979
A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sony…
The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (with rinderpest in 2011 being the other). Date: December 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day…
Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, U.S. President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran. Date: November 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 12 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today)…
Typhoon Tip becomes the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded. Date: October 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 12 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Rhodesiaβs First Black-Led Government Takes Power June 1, 1979Grand Mosque Seizure in Mecca,…
A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. Date: July 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 9 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupts. Between 80 and 100 people are killed. Date: April 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Malta Labour…