Date: June 22, 1979
Richard Petty wins a then-record sixth Daytona 500 after leaders Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crash on the final lap of the first NASCAR race televised live flag-to-flag. Date: February 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 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 1979Aeroflot Flight 1691 Crashes Near Vnukovo Airport, 58…
Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah. Date: April 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Begins, February 17, 1979American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 Crash at…
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: May 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979SALT II Signed by U.S. and Soviet Union, June 18, 1979Car Bomb Targets…
A landslide occurs on the Iliwerung volcano in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami that kills over 530 and leaves 700 missing. Date: July 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran…
The Superliner railcar enters revenue service with Amtrak. Date: February 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Voyager 1 Confirms Volcanoes on Io, Jupiter Moon, March 8, 1979ABC News Correspondent Bill Stewart Shot Dead…